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The Plus Addons For ElementorWordPress extension · Posimyth

CVE-2024-5341

MEDIUM · 5.4 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-05-30
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 5.5.0 or later.
See remediation →
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 Page Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'size' attribute of the Heading Title widget in all versions up to, and including, 5.5.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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

The Plus Addons for Elementor plugin versions up to 5.5.4 contain a stored XSS vulnerability in the Heading Title widget's 'size' attribute. Authenticated attackers with contributor-level access can inject malicious JavaScript via insufficiently sanitized input, which persists in the database and executes when other users access affected pages.

MitigationUpdate the plugin to version 5.5.5 or later. If patching is not immediately possible, implement proper input sanitization (such as sanitize_text_field) and output escaping (such as esc_attr) on the 'size' attribute in the Heading Title widget code.

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. Confirm plugin installation and version
    Navigate to WordPress dashboard > Plugins and locate 'Posimyth The Plus Addons For Elementor'. Note the installed version number displayed in the plugin list.
    Affected if The installed version is earlier than 5.5.0 (e.g., 5.4.9, 5.4.0, etc.)
  2. Verify Heading Title widget usage
    In Elementor editor, search for 'Heading Title' widget in the widget panel. Check any pages/posts where this widget has been added to the layout.
    Affected if The Heading Title widget is present and actively used on any published page or post in the site.
  3. Inspect size attribute in database
    Access the WordPress database via phpMyAdmin or command line. Query the postmeta table for entries matching the Heading Title widget settings. Look for the 'size' parameter in the meta_value field.
    Affected if The 'size' attribute contains unsanitized HTML or JavaScript (e.g., <script> tags, event handlers like onload/onerror, or javascript: URIs).
  4. Review user access levels
    Check WordPress user roles for any accounts with contributor-level access. Review published content created by these users that include the Heading Title widget.
    Affected if Contributor-level users exist and have created or edited pages containing the Heading Title widget.

You are affected if the Plus Addons for Elementor plugin version is below 5.5.0 AND the Heading Title widget is in use on your site, as the XSS payload would be stored in the 'size' attribute database entry.

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

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

Update the plugin to version 5.5.5 or later. If patching is not immediately possible, implement proper input sanitization (such as sanitize_text_field) and output escaping (such as esc_attr) on the 'size' attribute in the Heading Title widget code.

Recommended fix High confidence

5.5.5 or later (latest stable release)

  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. Check if the current version is below 5.5.5 (versions 5.5.4 and below are affected by this XSS vulnerability)
  5. If vulnerable, click 'Update now' to update to the latest version, or manually download the latest version from wordpress.org and upload it

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
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation3.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
8.0 hours of engineering $1,420
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