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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
What the vulnerability does
The The Plus Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Age Gate widget in all versions up to, and including, 5.4.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
The Plus Addons for Elementor contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in versions up to 5.4.2. An authenticated user with low privileges can inject malicious scripts that execute in the browsers of other site visitors, potentially compromising their sessions or stealing data. The vulnerability affects the plugin's core functionality and impacts all users viewing affected pages.
What an attacker can do
Inject malicious scripts that run in other users' browsers when they view affected pages.
Potential impact on your site
Compromised user sessions, credential theft, or malware distribution to site visitors via stored XSS.
Conditions required to exploit
Attacker must have a low-privilege user account (e.g., subscriber or contributor role) on the site.
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