PT-2021-15799 · WordPress · Elementor Addon Elements

Ramuel Gall · Published 2021-05-05 · Updated 2021-05-11 · CVE-2021-24259

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 Addon Elements versions prior to 1.11.2

Description The issue concerns stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in several widgets of the Elementor Addon Elements WordPress Plugin. This vulnerability can be exploited by lower-privileged users, such as contributors, via a similar method.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.11.2, update to version 1.11.2 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-2021-24259

Affected Products

Elementor Addon Elements

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24259 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24259 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/14108 · Telegram Post
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0719063f-7743-4a34-94b9-f67fd98e5990 · Note
• https://wordfence.com/blog/2021/04/recent-patches-rock-the-elementor-ecosystem · Note