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CVE Database / CVE-2024-5583

CVE · Medium

CVE-2024-5583 — The Plus Addons for Elementor – Addons for Elementor, Page Templates, Widgets, Mega Menu, WooCommerce [the-plus-addons-for-elementor-page-builder] < 5.6.3

CVE Vulnerability Type Severity Affected Fixed in Published Status
CVE-2024-5583 The Plus Addons for Elementor – Addons for Elementor, Page Templates, Widgets, Mega Menu, WooCommerce [the-plus-addons-for-elementor-page-builder] < 5.6.3 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Medium 5.4 < 5.6.3 5.6.3 2024-08-21 —

CVE-2024-5583

The Plus Addons for Elementor plugin through version 5.6.2 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability affecting the testimonials widget's carousel_direction parameter. Authenticated users with contributor privileges or higher can inject malicious scripts into pages by exploiting inadequate sanitization and escaping of user-supplied attributes. When other users visit pages containing the injected code, the malicious scripts execute in their browsers. The vulnerability has been addressed in version 5.6.3.

Based on public CVE data (MITRE/NVD).

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