PT-2024-39015 · WordPress · Essential Addons For Elementor

Robert Devore · Published 2024-09-11 · Updated 2025-09-01 · CVE-2024-8440

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: The Essential Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 6.0.3

Description: The issue is related to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's Fancy Text widget due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied attributes. This allows 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.

Recommendations: For versions up to, and including, 6.0.3, update the plugin as soon as possible and check the site for signs of exploit. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the Fancy Text widget until a patch is available. Restrict access to the plugin's functionality to minimize the risk of exploitation, especially for users with contributor-level access and above.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-8440

Affected Products

Essential Addons For Elementor

References · 13

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-8440 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8440 · Security Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3148624 · Patch
• https://twitter.com/oktsec/status/1833781082707091786 · Twitter Post
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/essential-addons-for-elementor-lite/trunk/includes/Elements/Fancy_Text.php#L114 · Note
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/essential-addons-for-elementor-lite/#developers · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/94128 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1833775317020020757 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvedetector/5337 · Telegram Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c5960396-5320-4978-aa82-2e33700daa43?source=cve · Note
• https://reddit.com/r/CVEWatch/comments/1n5kq6z/top_10_trending_cves_01092025 · Reddit Post
• https://twitter.com/deviorobert/status/1920830614380703788 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/deviorobert/status/1921224460914335962 · Twitter Post