CVE-2024-8440

Published Sep 11, 2024

Last updated a year ago

WordPress

Elementor

Overview

AI description

Automated description summarized from trusted sources.

CVE-2024-8440 is a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability found in the Essential Addons for Elementor WordPress plugin. The vulnerability affects versions up to and including 6.0.3. It exists within the Fancy Text widget due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping of user-supplied attributes. Authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher can inject arbitrary web scripts into pages. These malicious scripts execute in users' browsers when they access the compromised pages. Updating to version 6.0.4 or later of the Essential Addons for Elementor plugin resolves this vulnerability.

Description: The Essential Addons for Elementor – Best Elementor Templates, Widgets, Kits & WooCommerce Builders plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's Fancy Text widget in all versions up to, and including, 6.0.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Source: security@wordfence.com
NVD status: Analyzed
Products: essential_addons_for_elementor

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type: Primary
Base score: 5.4
Impact score: 2.7
Exploitability score: 2.3
Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Severity: MEDIUM

Weaknesses

security@wordfence.com: CWE-79

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

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      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
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            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:wpdeveloper:essential_addons_for_elementor:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "CC2BF72D-F094-4146-AAC4-D7ED8BE0D3B8",
            "versionEndExcluding": "6.0.4"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References

Sources include official advisories and independent security research.