CVE-2024-5451: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in Dream-Theme The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress
The The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'url' attribute within the plugin's Icon and Heading widgets in all versions up to, and including, 11.13.0 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
The7 WordPress theme versions up to 11.13.0 contain a stored XSS vulnerability (CWE-79) due to improper neutralization of input in the 'url' attribute of Icon and Heading widgets. This allows authenticated contributors or higher to inject arbitrary JavaScript that executes in the context of users viewing the compromised pages. The vulnerability requires low attack complexity and no user interaction beyond viewing the page, but does require authenticated access with contributor privileges or above. The vulnerability can lead to partial confidentiality and integrity impacts but does not affect availability.
Potential Impact
An attacker with contributor-level access or higher can inject persistent malicious scripts into pages via the vulnerable 'url' attribute. These scripts execute in the browsers of users who visit the affected pages, potentially leading to theft of sensitive information or session tokens (confidentiality impact) and modification of displayed content (integrity impact). There is no direct impact on system availability. The vulnerability does not require user interaction beyond viewing the injected page.
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 removing or disabling the vulnerable Icon and Heading widgets if feasible. Monitor for updates from Dream-Theme regarding patches or official mitigations.
CVE-2024-5451: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in Dream-Theme The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress
Description
The The7 — Website and eCommerce Builder for WordPress theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'url' attribute within the plugin's Icon and Heading widgets in all versions up to, and including, 11.13.0 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
The7 WordPress theme versions up to 11.13.0 contain a stored XSS vulnerability (CWE-79) due to improper neutralization of input in the 'url' attribute of Icon and Heading widgets. This allows authenticated contributors or higher to inject arbitrary JavaScript that executes in the context of users viewing the compromised pages. The vulnerability requires low attack complexity and no user interaction beyond viewing the page, but does require authenticated access with contributor privileges or above. The vulnerability can lead to partial confidentiality and integrity impacts but does not affect availability.
Potential Impact
An attacker with contributor-level access or higher can inject persistent malicious scripts into pages via the vulnerable 'url' attribute. These scripts execute in the browsers of users who visit the affected pages, potentially leading to theft of sensitive information or session tokens (confidentiality impact) and modification of displayed content (integrity impact). There is no direct impact on system availability. The vulnerability does not require user interaction beyond viewing the injected page.
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 removing or disabling the vulnerable Icon and Heading widgets if feasible. Monitor for updates from Dream-Theme regarding patches or official mitigations.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-05-28T20:18:17.206Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6be7b7ef31ef0b55bfad
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:38:47 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 7:56:57 AM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 12:48:44 AM
Views: 7
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