Vulnerability Report
Plugin High Patch path listed CVE-2024-1536

Essential Addons for Elementor – Best Elementor Templates, Widgets, Kits & WooCommerce Builders <= 5.9.9 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Event Calendar

The Essential Addons for Elementor – Best Elementor Templates, Widgets, Kits & WooCommerce Builders plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's event calendar widget in all versions up to, and including, 5.9.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Quick Answer

CVE-2024-1536 is a high severity with CVSS 7.4 Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue affecting the Plugin Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets. It affects Versions up to 5.9.9 and is fixed in 5.9.10.

Published
Mar 11, 2024
Last Updated
Mar 13, 2024
Slug
essential-addons-for-elementor-lite
Operational Summary

What the operator needs to know

Patch Status
Patched release is available
Remediation
Update to version 5.9.10, or a newer patched version
Operator Briefing

CVE-2024-1536 is tracked for the Plugin Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets as high severity with CVSS 7.4. The affected range is Versions up to 5.9.9. Update Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets to 5.9.10 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.

Issue Type
Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Primary Fixed Version
5.9.10
Primary Affected Range
Versions up to 5.9.9
Tracking ID
CVE-2024-1536
Detailed Metadata
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug
essential-addons-for-elementor-lite View on wordpress.org
CVE CVE-2024-1536
Patched Versions
5.9.10
Affected Versions
Versions up to 5.9.9
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