PT-2024-18119 · WordPress+1 · Phlox+1

Ancorn + 1 · Published 2024-05-02 · Updated 2025-05-29 · CVE-2024-1533

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.4

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 2.15.5

Description The issue is related to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the HTML Element due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This allows authenticated attackers with contributor access or higher to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The exploitation requires Elementor and the Phlox theme to be installed.

Recommendations For versions up to, and including, 2.15.5, upgrade to a newer version to mitigate the risk. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the HTML Element feature until a patch is available. Avoid using the HTML Element feature in the affected plugin until the issue is resolved.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-1533

Affected Products

Elementor

Phlox

References · 8

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-1533 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1533 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/123967 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/linuxpatch/status/1786099664476950784 · Twitter Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8bcd2c5e-4969-4530-b3ab-930c5051d8f1?source=cve · Note
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/auxin-elements · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1786082086610149886 · Twitter Post
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3074455/auxin-elements/trunk/admin/includes/metaboxes/metabox-fields-general-advanced.php · Note