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CVE-2021-24255 (GCVE-0-2021-24255)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-05-05 18:28 – Updated: 2024-08-03 19:28
VLAI
Title
Essential Addons for Elementor < 4.5.4 - Contributor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Summary
The Essential Addons for Elementor Lite WordPress Plugin before 4.5.4 has two widgets that are vulnerable to stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) by lower-privileged users such as contributors, both via a similar method.
Severity
5.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Unknown Essential Addons for Elementor Affected: 4.5.4 , < 4.5.4 (custom)
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Credits
Ramuel Gall
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