Elementor Website Builder <= 3.1.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via header_size

6.4
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE CVE-2021-24202
CVSS 6.4 (Medium)
Publicly Published March 17, 2021
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Ram - Wordfence

Description

In the Elementor Website Builder WordPress plugin before 3.1.4, the heading widget (includes/widgets/heading.php) accepts a ‘header_size’ parameter. Although the element control lists a fixed set of possible html tags, it is possible for a user with Contributor or above permissions to send a modified ‘save_builder’ request with this parameter set to ‘script’ and combined with a ‘title’ parameter containing JavaScript, which will then be executed when the saved page is viewed or previewed.

Wordfence blocked 605 attacks targeting this vulnerability in the past 24 hours.

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Vulnerability Details for Elementor Website Builder – More than Just a Page Builder

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug elementor (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 3.1.4, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • 0.1.0 - 3.1.3
Patched Version
  • 3.1.4

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