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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 Better Elementor Addons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Slider 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
Better Addons for Elementor versions 1.5.5 and earlier contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. 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 sensitive data. The vulnerability affects the plugin's scope across the site.
What an attacker can do
Inject malicious scripts that run in other users' browsers when they view affected pages.
Potential impact on your site
Visitors and admins may have their sessions hijacked or credentials stolen via injected scripts.
Conditions required to exploit
Attacker must have a low-privilege authenticated account on the site; no user interaction required.
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