bdthemes Element Pack Elementor Addons Plugin up to 5.6.1 on WordPress custom_attributes cross site scripting

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in bdthemes Element Pack Elementor Addons Plugin up to 5.6.1 on WordPress. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument custom_attributes results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2024-3926. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in bdthemes Element Pack Elementor Addons Plugin up to 5.6.1 on WordPress. Affected is some unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument custom_attributes with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

The Element Pack Elementor Addons (Header Footer, Template Library, Dynamic Grid & Carousel, Remote Arrows) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the custom_attributes value in widgets in all versions up to, and including, 5.6.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

The weakness was disclosed by Wesley as 3066178. The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-3926 since 04/17/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

Applying the patch 3066178 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at plugins.trac.wordpress.org.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• bdthemes

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• Element Pack Elementor Addons Plugin

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• 5.6.0
• 5.6.1

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