SB2024102145 - Stored cross-site scripting in ElementsReady Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress
Published: October 21, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024102145
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Stored cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-9444)
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data within SVG File uploads. A remote user can inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bea7a4d0-d589-420b-a4ff-eaccf12e623b?source=cve
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/element-ready-lite/#developers
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/element-ready-lite/trunk/inc/helper_functions.php#L1559
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3167864/