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Essential Addons For ElementorWordPress extension · Wpdeveloper

CVE-2024-3645

MEDIUM · 6.4 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-04-22
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 5.8.12 or later.
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70/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable Zero-click

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 Essential Addons for Elementor Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's Counter widget in all versions up to, and including, 5.8.11 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes such as 'title_html_tag'. 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.

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

Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Essential Addons for Elementor Pro plugin's Counter widget. Authenticated attackers with contributor-level access can inject arbitrary JavaScript via the 'title_html_tag' attribute due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. The malicious script executes whenever users access injected pages.

MitigationUpdate Essential Addons for Elementor Pro to version 5.8.12 or later to receive the patched version. Alternatively, restrict contributor-level user permissions or temporarily disable the Counter widget until the update can be applied.

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
Essential Addons For ElementorWordPress extension
Affected:< 5.8.12

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
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/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. Check if Essential Addons for Elementor is installed
    Navigate to WordPress admin > Plugins and look for 'Essential Addons for Elementor' or 'Essential Addons for Elementor Pro' in the installed plugins list
    Affected if The plugin is not installed means the vulnerability does not apply
  2. Identify the installed version number
    In the WordPress Plugins page, click on the plugin name to view details, or check the version field in the plugin list. The version number is displayed alongside the plugin name
    Affected if Version is lower than 5.8.12 - the environment contains the vulnerable version
  3. Confirm the Counter widget is in use
    Review pages and posts created with Elementor. Check if any content includes the Essential Addons Counter widget by editing pages in the Elementor editor and searching the widget panel for 'Counter'
    Affected if The Counter widget is actively used on any published page or post - the malicious payload could be stored and executed
  4. Verify contributor-level user accounts exist
    In WordPress admin, go to Users > All Users and review the role column. Contributor role allows access to the vulnerable attribute
    Affected if At least one user account has Contributor role or higher - an authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability

The environment is affected if Essential Addons for Elementor Pro is installed with version lower than 5.8.12 AND the Counter widget is in use AND at least one contributor-level user account exists.

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

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dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 5.8.12 or later
Fixed in 5.8.12
Interim mitigation

Update Essential Addons for Elementor Pro to version 5.8.12 or later to receive the patched version. Alternatively, restrict contributor-level user permissions or temporarily disable the Counter widget until the update can be applied.

Recommended fix High confidence

Essential Addons for Elementor version 5.8.12

  1. Backup your WordPress site before making any changes
  2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins in the WordPress admin dashboard
  3. Locate 'Essential Addons for Elementor' in the plugin list
  4. If an update is available, click 'Update Now' to upgrade to version 5.8.12
  5. Alternatively, download version 5.8.12 from the WordPress plugin repository or essential-addons.com and upload it manually via Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin
  6. After updating, verify the plugin version shows 5.8.12 in the plugins list
  7. Clear any caching plugins or server-side caches to ensure the fix takes effect

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

Fix this in Essential 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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