CVE-2024-2751

Exclusive Addons for Elementor <= 2.6.9.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via InfoBox

2024-04-15 00:00
ST

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 2.6.9.3
Affected Plugin
Exclusive Addons for Elementor
Affected Version
<= 2.6.9.2
CVSS
6.4Medium
Weakness type
CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation
CVE
CVE-2024-2751
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At a glance

CVE-2024-2751 is a medium-severity Improper Input Validation vulnerability in the Exclusive Addons for Elementor WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 2.6.9.2. It carries a CVSS score of 6.4 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). Exploitation requires an authenticated account at Contributor level or above. The issue is fixed in version 2.6.9.3; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed April 2024, reported by ST.

Vulnerability Overview

The Exclusive Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘exad_infobox_animating_mask_style’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.9.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor access or higher, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Technical Analysis

The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no interaction from a victim user.

CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Exclusive Addons for Elementor <= 2.6.9.2 carries this weakness at exad_infobox_animating_mask_style, and reaching it takes an account at Contributor level or above. Improper input validation means the application accepts input without confirming it has the form, type or range the code downstream assumes.

The concrete impact depends on where the unvalidated value lands, which is why records in this class range from cosmetic bugs to full compromise. For Exclusive Addons for Elementor the fix is 2.6.9.3: builds <= 2.6.9.2 are affected, anything from 2.6.9.3 onward is not.

Remediation

Update to version 2.6.9.3, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

An attacker needs Contributor access first, so the firewall sees the attempt as traffic from a logged-in account: WordSec's web application firewall inspects request payloads before WordPress loads them. None of that substitutes for the fix: Exclusive Addons for Elementor 2.6.9.3 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

  • Firewall
  • Alerts

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-2751https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e9ad2dff-0c6d-4d91-a35d-803b97def01fhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-2751

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