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Pdf Generator Addon For Elementor Page BuilderWordPress extension · Redefiningtheweb

CVE-2024-50449

MEDIUM · 5.4 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-10-28
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 1.7.5 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 RedefiningTheWeb PDF Generator Addon for Elementor Page Builder pdf-generator-addon-for-elementor-page-builder allows Stored XSS.This issue affects PDF Generator Addon for Elementor Page Builder: from n/a through <= 1.7.4.

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 · moderate confidence

A stored XSS vulnerability exists in PDF Generator Addon for Elementor Page Builder where user-supplied input is not properly sanitized before being embedded in generated PDFs or web pages. An attacker with contributor-level access or higher can inject malicious JavaScript that executes when other users view the PDF output.

MitigationUpgrade to version 1.7.5 or later which contains the security fix. Until then, restrict user permissions to the plugin and sanitize all user inputs before PDF rendering.

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
Pdf Generator Addon For Elementor Page BuilderWordPress extension
Affected:< 1.7.5

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. Identify if the vulnerable plugin is installed
    Navigate to WordPress admin > Plugins and look for 'Pdf Generator Addon For Elementor Page Builder' by Redefiningtheweb, or check the plugin filesystem for a folder named similarly under wp-content/plugins/
    Affected if The plugin is present in the WordPress installation
  2. Check the installed version
    In WordPress admin > Plugins, click on the plugin to view details and compare the version number against the vulnerable range of versions before 1.7.5
    Affected if The installed version is lower than 1.7.5
  3. Determine if PDF generation features are actively used
    Check if any pages or posts have been created using the Elementor PDF Generator widget or if any templates exist that generate PDFs, as the XSS only triggers when PDFs are actually generated and viewed
    Affected if PDF generation functionality has been used to create downloadable PDFs from user-edited content
  4. Inspect Elementor content for user-supplied fields
    Review recent posts or pages created by contributor-level or higher users that use the PDF generator, looking for suspicious script tags or event handlers in text fields that would be included in PDF output
    Affected if User-contributed content has been processed through the PDF generator without sanitization visible in the output

You are affected if the Redefiningtheweb Pdf Generator Addon for Elementor plugin is installed with a version below 1.7.5 and PDF generation has been used on content from users with contributor-level access or higher.

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

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dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 1.7.5 or later
Fixed in 1.7.5
Interim mitigation

Upgrade to version 1.7.5 or later which contains the security fix. Until then, restrict user permissions to the plugin and sanitize all user inputs before PDF rendering.

Recommended fix High confidence

1.7.5

  1. Backup your WordPress site before making any changes
  2. Navigate to the WordPress admin dashboard
  3. Go to Plugins > Installed Plugins
  4. Find 'PDF Generator Addon for Elementor Page Builder' and check for update availability
  5. Update the plugin to version 1.7.5 or later
  6. Verify the update was successfully applied by checking the plugin version
  7. Test PDF generation functionality to ensure the plugin continues to work correctly after the update

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

Fix this in Pdf Generator Addon For Elementor Page Builder Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
11.0 hours of engineering $1,930
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