Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Essential Addons for Elementor Plugin
CVE-2024-4156

5.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
Essential Addons For Elementor – Best Elementor Templates, Widgets, Kits & WooCommerce Builders
Vendor
CVE Published:
2 May 2024

Summary

The Essential Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress is affected by a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability. This issue arises from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in the 'eael_event_text_color' parameter. Authenticated attackers with contributor-level permissions or higher can exploit this vulnerability to inject arbitrary web scripts into pages. These scripts will execute when any user accesses the compromised page, posing a significant risk to website security and data integrity.

Affected Version(s)

Essential Addons for Elementor – Best Elementor Templates, Widgets, Kits & WooCommerce Builders * <= 5.9.17

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/essential-addo...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3079406/

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

wesley
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