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Happy Addons For ElementorWordPress extension · Leevio

CVE-2024-0438

MEDIUM · 5.4 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-02-29
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 3.10.2 or later.
See remediation →
58/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
The Happy Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the wrapper link parameter in the Age Gate in all versions up to, and including, 3.10.1 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-2024-29108 is likely a duplicate of this issue.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

The Happy Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in the Age Gate feature's wrapper link parameter. In versions up to and including 3.10.1, the plugin fails to properly sanitize input and escape output, allowing authenticated contributors or higher to inject malicious JavaScript that executes when users access affected pages.

MitigationUpdate Happy Addons for Elementor to a version beyond 3.10.1 which includes proper input sanitization and output escaping for the wrapper link parameter. Until patched, limit contributor-level access or disable the Age Gate feature.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Happy Addons For ElementorWordPress extension
Affected:< 3.10.2

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

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

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Verify Happy Addons for Elementor is installed
    Log into WordPress admin, go to Plugins list, or inspect the plugin directory /wp-content/plugins/happy-addons-for-elementor/ for the main plugin file
    Affected if The plugin is not present in the installation
  2. Check the installed version number
    In WordPress admin, view the plugin details on the Plugins page, or read the version header from the main plugin PHP file (typically happy-addons-for-elementor.php)
    Affected if The installed version is less than 3.10.2 (versions 3.10.1 and below are vulnerable)
  3. Identify if Age Gate widget is in use
    Review pages and posts edited with Elementor that contain the Age Gate widget. Check Elementor saved templates or conduct a database search for posts containing the Age Gate widget shortcode or element
    Affected if The Age Gate widget is present on any published page or post
  4. Inspect the wrapper link parameter
    Edit pages with the Age Gate widget in Elementor, open the Age Gate settings panel, and examine the Wrapper Link field for any URL value
    Affected if A wrapper link is configured and contains unsanitized JavaScript or HTML (e.g., javascript:alert(1))

You are affected if Happy Addons for Elementor version 3.10.1 or below is installed AND the Age Gate widget with a wrapper link is in use on your site.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 3.10.2 or later
Fixed in 3.10.2
Interim mitigation

Update Happy Addons for Elementor to a version beyond 3.10.1 which includes proper input sanitization and output escaping for the wrapper link parameter. Until patched, limit contributor-level access or disable the Age Gate feature.

Recommended fix High confidence

Happy Addons For Elementor 3.10.2

  1. Backup your WordPress site before making any changes
  2. Navigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins > Installed Plugins
  3. Find 'Happy Addons for Elementor' in the plugin list
  4. Click 'Update now' if an update is available, or manually upload version 3.10.2 from the WordPress plugin repository
  5. Verify the plugin version shows 3.10.2 after updating
  6. Clear any caching plugins or server-side caches
  7. Test that the Age Gate functionality works correctly with the updated version

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Happy Addons For Elementor Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation2.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
8.0 hours of engineering $1,390
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