CVE-2024-5229 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-5229: Primary Addon for Elementor <= 1.5.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Pricing Table Widget

Vendor Nicheaddons
Product Primary Addon for Elementor
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published May 25, 2024
Last update April 8, 2026

CVSS base score

6.4/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

The Primary Addon for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's Pricing Table widget in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.5 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

02Summary

The Primary Addon for Elementor contains a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in versions up to 1.5.5. An authenticated user with low privileges can inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers, including site administrators. The vulnerability has scope change, meaning the impact extends beyond the vulnerable component itself.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that run in other users' browsers, potentially stealing session tokens or admin credentials.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Authenticated attackers can compromise admin accounts and take control of your site through stored XSS attacks.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege account on the site (e.g., subscriber or contributor role).

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

May 25, 2024 CVE published
April 8, 2026 Record updated

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