CVE-2024-1996: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in Premium Addons for Elementor Premium Addons Pro for Elementor
The Premium Addons PRO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's IHover widget link in all versions up to, and including, 2.9.12 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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The Premium Addons PRO plugin for Elementor is vulnerable to stored XSS via the IHover widget link. The vulnerability arises from improper neutralization of user-supplied input during web page generation, allowing authenticated contributors or higher to inject arbitrary scripts. This occurs because the plugin fails to adequately sanitize and escape input attributes, leading to script execution in the context of users viewing the compromised pages. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, privileges required at the contributor level, no user interaction needed, and impacts confidentiality and integrity with no availability impact.
Potential Impact
An attacker with contributor-level or higher privileges can inject persistent malicious scripts into pages using the vulnerable widget. These scripts execute in the browsers of users who visit the infected pages, potentially leading to theft of sensitive information, session hijacking, or other client-side attacks. The impact affects confidentiality and integrity but does not affect availability. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict contributor-level permissions to trusted users only and consider disabling or avoiding use of the IHover widget link feature. Monitor vendor channels for updates and apply patches promptly once released.
CVE-2024-1996: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in Premium Addons for Elementor Premium Addons Pro for Elementor
Description
The Premium Addons PRO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's IHover widget link in all versions up to, and including, 2.9.12 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.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The Premium Addons PRO plugin for Elementor is vulnerable to stored XSS via the IHover widget link. The vulnerability arises from improper neutralization of user-supplied input during web page generation, allowing authenticated contributors or higher to inject arbitrary scripts. This occurs because the plugin fails to adequately sanitize and escape input attributes, leading to script execution in the context of users viewing the compromised pages. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, privileges required at the contributor level, no user interaction needed, and impacts confidentiality and integrity with no availability impact.
Potential Impact
An attacker with contributor-level or higher privileges can inject persistent malicious scripts into pages using the vulnerable widget. These scripts execute in the browsers of users who visit the infected pages, potentially leading to theft of sensitive information, session hijacking, or other client-side attacks. The impact affects confidentiality and integrity but does not affect availability. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict contributor-level permissions to trusted users only and consider disabling or avoiding use of the IHover widget link feature. Monitor vendor channels for updates and apply patches promptly once released.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-02-28T21:22:21.752Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6d46b7ef31ef0b56ff34
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:44:38 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 1:52:16 PM
Last updated: 4/13/2026, 5:25:14 PM
Views: 12
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