Sina Extension For ElementorWordPress extension · Sinaextra
CVE-2024-5260
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 · uneditedThe Sina Extension for Elementor (Slider, Gallery, Form, Modal, Data Table, Tab, Particle, Free Elementor Widgets & Elementor Templates) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘read_more_text’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 3.5.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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 confidenceThe Sina Extension for Elementor WordPress plugin has a stored XSS vulnerability in the 'read_more_text' parameter. Authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access can inject malicious JavaScript because the plugin fails to properly sanitize input and escape output, causing the injected script to execute whenever users access affected pages.
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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
Sina Extension For ElementorWordPress extension
< 3.5.6CVSS 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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify Sina Extension for Elementor is installedLog in to WordPress admin and navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. Look for 'Sinaextra Sina Extension For Elementor' in the list of active plugins.Affected if The plugin is present and active in the WordPress installation.
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Check the installed plugin versionIn the Plugins list, click on the plugin name to view details, or inspect the plugin header in the main plugin file (usually in /wp-content/plugins/sina-extension-for-elementor/). Compare the version number against the affected range: versions below 3.5.6 are vulnerable.Affected if The installed version is lower than 3.5.6.
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Identify pages using the vulnerable read_more_text parameterSearch the WordPress database or use Elementor's built-in search to find any pages, posts, or templates that contain widgets from the Sina Extension where a 'read more' or 'read_more_text' field has been configured. Check each instance for custom text in the read more button/links.Affected if Pages exist that utilize the read_more_text functionality from this plugin.
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Inspect stored values for malicious scriptsAccess the WordPress database (via phpMyAdmin or wp-cli) and query the postmeta table for any read_more_text values. Look for HTML script tags, javascript: URLs, or event handlers (onclick, onerror, onload) within these fields.Affected if The read_more_text field contains any HTML tags, script elements, or JavaScript event handlers.
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Review pages in a browser for injected script executionNavigate to pages using the Sina Extension read_more_text feature. Open browser developer tools (F12) and check the Network/Console tabs for any errors or unexpected script executions when loading these pages. View page source to see if script tags appear in the read more button area.Affected if Malicious scripts execute when accessing affected pages, or suspicious script tags appear in the rendered HTML.
A user is affected if the Sina Extension for Elementor plugin version is below 3.5.6 AND any page on the site uses the read_more_text parameter with injected malicious content.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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 · scoped3.5.6
Update the plugin to version 3.5.6 or later. Until then, restrict Contributor-level user permissions and audit existing pages for injected scripts. The fix requires implementing proper input sanitization (sanitize_text_field) and output escaping (esc_html/esc_attr) for the 'read_more_text' parameter.
3.5.6
- Backup your WordPress site before making any changes
- Navigate to the WordPress admin dashboard
- Go to Plugins > Installed Plugins
- Find 'Sina Extension For Elementor' in the plugin list
- Click 'Update now' if an update is available, or manually upload version 3.5.6 from the WordPress plugin repository
- Verify the plugin version shows 3.5.6 after updating
- Test the functionality where the 'read_more_text' parameter is used to confirm the fix works properly
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation2.0 h
- Implementation3.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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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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