CVE-2024-10453: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in elemntor Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder
The Elementor Website Builder – More than Just a Page Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's Typography Settings in all versions up to, and including, 3.25.9 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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The Elementor Website Builder plugin for WordPress suffers from a stored XSS vulnerability (CWE-79) due to improper neutralization of input in the Typography Settings. Authenticated users with contributor or higher privileges can inject arbitrary scripts that persist in pages and execute upon page access by other users. This vulnerability affects all versions up to 3.25.9. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.4, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, privileges required, no user interaction, and impacts on confidentiality and integrity but not availability. No patch or official fix details are currently available.
Potential Impact
An attacker with contributor-level access or higher can exploit this vulnerability to inject malicious scripts into pages, which execute in the context of users viewing those pages. This can lead to unauthorized actions such as session hijacking or data theft limited to the confidentiality and integrity of affected users. There is no reported impact on availability. The vulnerability requires authenticated access, limiting exposure to users with some level of trust in the system.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict contributor-level access to trusted users only and consider additional input validation or content filtering controls if possible. Monitor official Elementor communications for updates regarding patches or mitigations.
CVE-2024-10453: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in elemntor Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder
Description
The Elementor Website Builder – More than Just a Page Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's Typography Settings in all versions up to, and including, 3.25.9 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.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The Elementor Website Builder plugin for WordPress suffers from a stored XSS vulnerability (CWE-79) due to improper neutralization of input in the Typography Settings. Authenticated users with contributor or higher privileges can inject arbitrary scripts that persist in pages and execute upon page access by other users. This vulnerability affects all versions up to 3.25.9. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.4, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, privileges required, no user interaction, and impacts on confidentiality and integrity but not availability. No patch or official fix details are currently available.
Potential Impact
An attacker with contributor-level access or higher can exploit this vulnerability to inject malicious scripts into pages, which execute in the context of users viewing those pages. This can lead to unauthorized actions such as session hijacking or data theft limited to the confidentiality and integrity of affected users. There is no reported impact on availability. The vulnerability requires authenticated access, limiting exposure to users with some level of trust in the system.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict contributor-level access to trusted users only and consider additional input validation or content filtering controls if possible. Monitor official Elementor communications for updates regarding patches or mitigations.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-10-28T10:34:23.548Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6df4b7ef31ef0b5914c5
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:47:32 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 5:47:05 AM
Last updated: 4/11/2026, 10:08:51 PM
Views: 21
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