ElementsreadyWordPress extension · Quomodosoft
CVE-2024-54224
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 · uneditedImproper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in quomodosoft ElementsReady Addons for Elementor element-ready-lite allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects ElementsReady Addons for Elementor: from n/a through <= 6.4.7.
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 confidenceDOM-Based XSS vulnerability in the element-ready-lite WordPress plugin (ElementsReady Addons for Elementor) allows attackers to inject malicious scripts through improper handling of user input in the DOM. This occurs when the plugin processes and renders data without proper sanitization on the client side.
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
ElementsreadyWordPress extension
< 6.4.8CVSS 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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Confirm plugin installationNavigate to WordPress admin > Plugins and look for 'element-ready-lite' or 'ElementsReady Addons for Elementor', or check the wp-content/plugins directory for an element-ready-lite folderAffected if The plugin folder exists in the WordPress installation
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Identify installed versionIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and find the version number listed for element-ready-lite, or open the main plugin PHP file and look for the 'Version' header in the plugin comment blockAffected if The displayed version number is lower than 6.4.8
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Verify plugin is activeIn WordPress admin > Plugins, confirm the element-ready-lite plugin shows as 'Active'Affected if The plugin is currently active on the site
You are affected if the element-ready-lite (ElementsReady Addons for Elementor) plugin is installed, active, and version is below 6.4.8, as the DOM-based XSS vulnerability requires the plugin to be running to process and render unsanitized user input in the DOM.
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 · scoped6.4.8
Update the element-ready-lite plugin to the latest available version that addresses this vulnerability, or if no patch exists, disable and remove the plugin until a fix is released.
6.4.8
- Log in to the WordPress admin dashboard
- Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
- Find 'ElementsReady Addons for Elementor' (or 'element-ready-lite')
- Check if the current version is below 6.4.8
- If update available, click 'Update Now' to upgrade to version 6.4.8
- Alternatively, download version 6.4.8 from the official WordPress repository or vendor site
- Deactivate and delete the current plugin if automatic update is not available
- Upload and install the new version 6.4.8
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
Fix this in Elementsready
Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation3.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-54224 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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