WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2024-2250 Deferred

130+ Widgets | Best Addons For Elementor – FREE: Cross-site scripting

130+ Widgets | Best Addons For Elementor – FREE is affected by cross-site scripting. Exploitation requires an authenticated WordPress account. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.

CVE / CNA score 6.4 CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com
NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.
Component
130+ Widgets | Best Addons For Elementor – FREE
Plugin slug
130-widgets-best-addons-for-elementor-free
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Mar 29, 2024
Weakness
CWE-79 — Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

This CVE was published Mar 29, 2024 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update 130+ Widgets | Best Addons For Elementor – FREE to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Technical description

The 130+ Widgets | Best Addons For Elementor – FREE plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's widgets in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

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

Primary and upstream sources