PT-2021-15796 · WordPress · Elementor – Header

Ramuel Gall · Published 2021-05-05 · Updated 2021-05-11 · CVE-2021-24256

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.4

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Elementor – Header, Footer & Blocks Template versions prior to 1.5.8

Description The issue concerns stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in two widgets of the plugin, which can be exploited by lower-privileged users such as contributors. This is achieved through a similar method in both widgets.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.5.8, update to version 1.5.8 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the vulnerable widgets to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-24256

Affected Products

Elementor – Header

References · 5

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24256 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24256 · Security Note
• https://wordfence.com/blog/2021/04/recent-patches-rock-the-elementor-ecosystem · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/14109 · Telegram Post
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a9412fed-aed3-4931-a504-1a86f876892e · Note