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Sky Addons For ElementorWordPress extension · Wowdevs

CVE-2024-50433

MEDIUM · 5.4 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-10-28
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 2.5.16 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
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in wowDevs Sky Addons for Elementor sky-elementor-addons allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).This issue affects Sky Addons for Elementor: from n/a through <= 2.5.15.

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

A stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in Sky Addons for Elementor plugin versions up to 2.5.15, allowing authenticated attackers to inject malicious JavaScript code through plugin widgets that executes when users view affected pages.

MitigationUpdate Sky Addons for Elementor to the latest available version. If no patched version exists, identify and disable affected widgets, or remove the plugin until a fix is released.

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
Sky Addons For ElementorWordPress extension
Affected:< 2.5.16

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. Check Sky Addons for Elementor version
    In WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and locate Sky Addons for Elementor to view the installed version number. Alternatively, check the main plugin file header for the Version field.
    Affected if Installed version is less than 2.5.16
  2. Verify the plugin is active
    Confirm in WordPress admin under Plugins that Sky Addons for Elementor shows as Active.
    Affected if Plugin is active and version is below 2.5.16
  3. Identify which Sky Addons widgets are in use
    Review pages and posts on the site that use Elementor, and check the Elementor widget panel for any widgets from the Sky Addons category that have been added to pages.
    Affected if Any Sky Addons widgets are present on published pages and the plugin version is below 2.5.16
  4. Inspect widget content for script injection indicators
    Edit pages containing Sky Addons widgets and review all text inputs, link fields, and custom HTML areas within those widgets for unexpected script tags, event handlers, or suspicious encoded content.
    Affected if Any widget contains injected script content that would execute when the page loads

You are affected if Sky Addons for Elementor version is below 2.5.16 and the plugin is active with any of its widgets in use on your 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 2.5.16 or later
Fixed in 2.5.16
Interim mitigation

Update Sky Addons for Elementor to the latest available version. If no patched version exists, identify and disable affected widgets, or remove the plugin until a fix is released.

Recommended fix High confidence

Sky Addons For Elementor version 2.5.16

  1. 1. Backup your WordPress site and database before making any changes.
  2. 2. Navigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins > Installed Plugins.
  3. 3. Locate 'Sky Addons For Elementor' in the plugin list.
  4. 4. Click 'Update Now' if an update is available, or manually download version 2.5.16 from the WordPress plugin repository.
  5. 5. Verify the plugin has been updated to version 2.5.16 or later.
  6. 6. Test the website frontend and Elementor editor to ensure functionality is intact.
  7. 7. Clear any caching plugins or server-side caches after the update.

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

Fix this in Sky 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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