CVE-2024-3162

Jeg Elementor Kit <= 2.6.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Testimonial

2024-04-02 00:00

Strategic Overview

Status: Patched in 2.6.4
Affected Plugin: Jeg Kit for Elementor – Powerful Addons for Elementor, Widgets & Templates for WordPress
Affected Version: <= 2.6.3
CVSS: 6.4Medium
Weakness type: CWE-87 · Improper Neutralization of Alternate XSS Syntax
CVE: CVE-2024-3162

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At a glance

CVE-2024-3162 is a medium-severity Improper Neutralization of Alternate XSS Syntax vulnerability in the Jeg Kit for Elementor WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 2.6.3. 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 2.6.4; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed April 2024, reported by wesley (wcraft).

Vulnerability Overview

The Jeg Elementor Kit plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Testimonial Widget Attributes in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.3 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. CVE-2024-32721 is likely a duplicate of this issue.

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-87: Improper Neutralization of Alternate XSS Syntax

The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controlled input for alternate script syntax.

Remediation

Update to version 2.6.4, 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: Jeg Kit for Elementor 2.6.4 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

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External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-3162 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d54c7623-25af-4bf1-a6e0-9022ec26f391 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-3162

Related records

Other vulnerabilities in Jeg Kit for Elementor – Powerful Addons for Elementor, Widgets & Templates for WordPress

CVSS Vector

6.4

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeChanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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