CVE-2024-5073: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in wpdevteam Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets
The Essential Addons for Elementor – Best Elementor Templates, Widgets, Kits & WooCommerce Builders plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Twitter Feed component in all versions up to, and including, 5.9.21 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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 Essential Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress suffers from a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability (CWE-79) in its Twitter Feed component. This flaw allows authenticated attackers with Contributor-level privileges or above to inject arbitrary JavaScript into pages, which executes in the context of users viewing those pages. The root cause is inadequate sanitization and escaping of user input before rendering it on web pages. This vulnerability affects all versions up to 5.9.21 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.4, reflecting a medium severity. No patch or official remediation guidance is currently documented.
Potential Impact
An attacker with Contributor-level or higher access can exploit this vulnerability to inject malicious scripts that execute in the browsers of users who visit the compromised pages. This can lead to theft of user credentials, session hijacking, or other actions performed with the victim's privileges within the affected site. There is no indication of impact on system availability or integrity beyond the scope of script execution in user browsers. No known exploits have been reported in the wild.
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 access to trusted users only and consider disabling or limiting use of the Twitter Feed component in the plugin. Monitor for updates from the plugin vendor and apply patches promptly once released.
CVE-2024-5073: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in wpdevteam Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets
Description
The Essential Addons for Elementor – Best Elementor Templates, Widgets, Kits & WooCommerce Builders plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Twitter Feed component in all versions up to, and including, 5.9.21 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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.
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Technical Analysis
The Essential Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress suffers from a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability (CWE-79) in its Twitter Feed component. This flaw allows authenticated attackers with Contributor-level privileges or above to inject arbitrary JavaScript into pages, which executes in the context of users viewing those pages. The root cause is inadequate sanitization and escaping of user input before rendering it on web pages. This vulnerability affects all versions up to 5.9.21 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.4, reflecting a medium severity. No patch or official remediation guidance is currently documented.
Potential Impact
An attacker with Contributor-level or higher access can exploit this vulnerability to inject malicious scripts that execute in the browsers of users who visit the compromised pages. This can lead to theft of user credentials, session hijacking, or other actions performed with the victim's privileges within the affected site. There is no indication of impact on system availability or integrity beyond the scope of script execution in user browsers. No known exploits have been reported in the wild.
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 access to trusted users only and consider disabling or limiting use of the Twitter Feed component in the plugin. Monitor for updates from the plugin vendor and apply patches promptly once released.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-05-17T17:20:31.375Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6bdcb7ef31ef0b55b86d
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:38:36 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 7:51:59 AM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 5:20:34 PM
Views: 14
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