Stored cross-site scripting in WPBITS Addons For Elementor Page Builder plugin for WordPress

1) Stored cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU101290

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-8962

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

WPBITS Addons For Elementor Page Builder: 1.0.0 - 1.5.2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:wpbits:wpbits-addons-for-elementor:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:wpbits:wpbits-addons-for-elementor:1.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:wpbits:wpbits-addons-for-elementor:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

External links

http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/elementor-config.php#L721
http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3200392/
http://wordpress.org/plugins/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/#developers
http://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f735f05d-8178-46bd-894d-49ccfb31d304?source=cve

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.