Elementor Header & Footer Builder <= 1.5.7 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting

6.4
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE CVE-2021-24256
CVSS 6.4 (Medium)
Publicly Published April 13, 2021
Last Updated March 11, 2024
Researcher Ram - Wordfence

Description

The “Elementor – Header, Footer & Blocks Template” WordPress Plugin before 1.5.8 has two widgets that are vulnerable to stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) by lower-privileged users such as contributors, all via a similar method.

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Vulnerability Details for Ultimate Addons for Elementor (Formerly Elementor Header & Footer Builder)

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug header-footer-elementor (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 1.5.8, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • < 1.5.8
Patched Version
  • 1.5.8

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