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CVE-2024-8440

High Severity

Wpdeveloper

SVRS

53/100

CVSSv3

5.4/10

EPSS

0.00043/1

CVE-2024-8440 is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Essential Addons for Elementor WordPress plugin. This flaw allows attackers with contributor-level access or higher to inject malicious web scripts into pages. The vulnerability exists due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in the Fancy Text widget, affecting versions up to 6.0.3. Although the CVSS score is 5.4, the SOCRadar Vulnerability Risk Score (SVRS) is 53, indicating a moderate risk. Successful exploitation could lead to session hijacking, data theft, or defacement of the website. Website administrators should immediately update the Essential Addons for Elementor plugin to the latest version to mitigate this risk and protect their websites. This highlights the importance of proper input sanitization in WordPress plugins to prevent security breaches.

Indicators of Compromise

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Exploits

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News

CVE-2024-8440 | wpdevteam Essential Addons for Elementor Plugin up to 6.0.3 on WordPress Fancy Text Widget cross site scripting

vuldb.com2025-03-10

CVE-2024-8440 | wpdevteam Essential Addons for Elementor Plugin up to 6.0.3 on WordPress Fancy Text Widget cross site scripting | A vulnerability has been found in wpdevteam Essential Addons for Elementor Plugin up to 6.0.3 on WordPress and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Fancy Text Widget. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is known as

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Oktsec

@oktsec

2024-09-11

🚨 CVE-2024-8440: XSS vuln in Elementor Addons Plugin <= 6.0.3 Fancy Text Widget. Impact: Malicious code injection. Action: Update plugin ASAP & check site for signs of exploit. #CyberSec #WordPressSecurity

Affected Software

Configuration 1

Type	Vendor	Product
App	Wpdeveloper	essential_addons_for_elementor

References

Reference	Link
[email protected]	https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/essential-addons-for-elementor-lite/trunk/includes/Elements/Fancy_Text.php#L114
[email protected]	https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3148624/
[email protected]	https://wordpress.org/plugins/essential-addons-for-elementor-lite/#developers
[email protected]	https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c5960396-5320-4978-aa82-2e33700daa43?source=cve

CWE Details

CWE ID	CWE Name	Description
CWE-79	Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')	The software does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

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