CVE-2024-43977 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-43977: WordPress The Plus Addons for Elementor plugin <= 5.6.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Posimyth
Product The Plus Addons for Elementor Page Builder Lite
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published September 17, 2024
Last update April 28, 2026

CVSS base score

6.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in POSIMYTH The Plus Addons for Elementor Page Builder Lite the-plus-addons-for-elementor-page-builder allows Stored XSS.This issue affects The Plus Addons for Elementor Page Builder Lite: from n/a through <= 5.6.2.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

The Plus Addons for Elementor Page Builder Lite versions up to 5.6.2 contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An authenticated user with high privileges can inject malicious scripts that execute in the browsers of other site visitors. The vulnerability requires user interaction to trigger and affects the integrity and confidentiality of site data.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that run in other users' browsers when they view affected pages.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Compromised admin or editor accounts can inject scripts affecting all site visitors, potentially stealing credentials or modifying site content.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have high-level admin or editor privileges and the victim must visit a page containing the injected script.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

September 17, 2024 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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