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The Plus Addons For ElementorWordPress extension · Posimyth

CVE-2024-3199

MEDIUM · 5.4 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-05-02
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 5.5.0 or later.
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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 The Plus Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the countdown widget in all versions up to, and including, 5.4.2 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.

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 Plus Addons for Elementor plugin contains a stored XSS vulnerability in its countdown widget. Authenticated users with contributor-level access or higher can inject arbitrary JavaScript through insufficiently sanitized input, which executes when other users view the affected page due to missing output escaping.

MitigationUpdate the plugin to version 5.4.3 or later which addresses the sanitization and escaping issues. Until patched, restrict contributor-level user permissions and review existing pages using the countdown widget.

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
The Plus Addons For ElementorWordPress extension
Affected:< 5.5.0

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 plugin is installed
    Navigate to WordPress admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins and locate 'The Plus Addons For Elementor' or 'Posimyth The Plus Addons For Elementor' in the list. Note the installed version displayed.
    Affected if Plugin is installed and version is shown as below 5.5.0 (e.g., 5.4.2, 5.4.1, etc.)
  2. Identify countdown widget usage
    Search your site pages, posts, and templates for the countdown widget. In Elementor editor, check if any section contains the 'Countdown' widget from The Plus Addons. Alternatively, search your database for post content containing 'theplus-countdown' or similar shortcodes if used.
    Affected if The countdown widget from this plugin is present in any published page, post, or template.
  3. Review elevated user accounts
    Go to WordPress admin > Users > All Users and review the list. Identify any accounts with Contributor, Author, Editor, or Administrator roles.
    Affected if One or more users with contributor-level or higher access exist on the site.
  4. Inspect for suspicious script injections in countdown content
    If you have database access, query posts containing the countdown widget settings. Look for unexpected characters, script tags, or encoded content in fields like 'title', 'message', or 'date' that may indicate prior exploitation.
    Affected if Unexpected HTML or JavaScript code is found in countdown widget configuration fields.

Your site is affected if the plugin version is below 5.5.0 AND the countdown widget is in use AND any contributor-level or higher user account exists on the site.

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

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 5.5.0 or later
Fixed in 5.5.0
Interim mitigation

Update the plugin to version 5.4.3 or later which addresses the sanitization and escaping issues. Until patched, restrict contributor-level user permissions and review existing pages using the countdown widget.

Recommended fix High confidence

5.5.0 or later

  1. Log in to the WordPress admin dashboard
  2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
  3. Locate 'The Plus Addons for Elementor' in the plugin list
  4. Click 'Update Now' if an update is available, or manually upload version 5.5.0 or later
  5. Verify the update completed successfully
  6. Test the countdown widget functionality to confirm proper operation

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

Fix this in The Plus Addons For Elementor Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation1.0 h
  • Implementation1.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
5.0 hours of engineering $860
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

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