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The Plus Addons For ElementorWordPress extension · Posimyth

CVE-2024-53823

MEDIUM · 5.4 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-12-06
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 5.6.14 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 POSIMYTH The Plus Addons for Elementor Page Builder Lite the-plus-addons-for-elementor-page-builder allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects The Plus Addons for Elementor Page Builder Lite: from n/a through <= 5.6.14.

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

DOM-based Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Plus Addons for Elementor Page Builder Lite WordPress plugin allows remote attackers to inject malicious JavaScript via unsanitized input that gets executed in the victim's browser through client-side DOM manipulation.

MitigationUpdate the plugin to a version newer than 5.6.14 when available; alternatively, implement proper input sanitization and output encoding for user-supplied data rendered in the DOM.

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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
The Plus Addons For ElementorWordPress extension
Affected:<= 5.6.14

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
    In the WordPress admin dashboard, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and locate 'The Plus Addons For Elementor' or 'Plus Addons for Elementor Page Builder Lite' in the list
    Affected if The plugin is not found in the installed plugins list
  2. Identify installed plugin version
    In the WordPress plugins list, locate the version number displayed beneath the plugin name 'The Plus Addons For Elementor'
    Affected if The installed version is 5.6.14 or any version lower than 5.6.14
  3. Verify plugin is active
    In WordPress admin > Plugins, check if the plugin status indicates it is Active rather than Inactive or Deactivated
    Affected if The plugin is active and running on the site

Your environment is affected if the Plus Addons for Elementor plugin is installed, currently active, and the installed version is 5.6.14 or lower.

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.

From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 5.6.14
Interim mitigation

Update the plugin to a version newer than 5.6.14 when available; alternatively, implement proper input sanitization and output encoding for user-supplied data rendered in the DOM.

Fix this in The Plus Addons For Elementor Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation1.0 h
  • Implementation3.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
7.0 hours of engineering $1,220
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