CVE-2024-8961: 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 Addon, Templates, Widgets, Kits & WooCommerce Builders plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘nomore_items_text’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 6.0.7 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 WordPress plugin suffers from a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability (CWE-79) via the 'nomore_items_text' parameter. This parameter is not properly sanitized or escaped, allowing authenticated users with Contributor or higher privileges to inject malicious scripts into pages. These scripts execute in the context of users who visit the compromised pages, potentially leading to session hijacking or other script-based attacks. The vulnerability affects all versions up to 6.0.7. No patch or vendor advisory has been provided to confirm remediation status.
Potential Impact
An attacker with Contributor-level or higher access can inject persistent malicious scripts into pages via the vulnerable parameter. These scripts execute in the browsers of users who view the infected pages, potentially leading to unauthorized actions or data exposure limited to the scope of the injected script. The impact is limited to confidentiality and integrity loss but does not affect availability. There are no known exploits in the wild.
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 removing or disabling the affected plugin if possible. Monitor for plugin updates from wpdevteam addressing this vulnerability.
CVE-2024-8961: 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 Addon, Templates, Widgets, Kits & WooCommerce Builders plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘nomore_items_text’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 6.0.7 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-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The Essential Addons for Elementor WordPress plugin suffers from a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability (CWE-79) via the 'nomore_items_text' parameter. This parameter is not properly sanitized or escaped, allowing authenticated users with Contributor or higher privileges to inject malicious scripts into pages. These scripts execute in the context of users who visit the compromised pages, potentially leading to session hijacking or other script-based attacks. The vulnerability affects all versions up to 6.0.7. No patch or vendor advisory has been provided to confirm remediation status.
Potential Impact
An attacker with Contributor-level or higher access can inject persistent malicious scripts into pages via the vulnerable parameter. These scripts execute in the browsers of users who view the infected pages, potentially leading to unauthorized actions or data exposure limited to the scope of the injected script. The impact is limited to confidentiality and integrity loss but does not affect availability. There are no known exploits in the wild.
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 removing or disabling the affected plugin if possible. Monitor for plugin updates from wpdevteam addressing this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-09-17T22:18:45.820Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6b3ab7ef31ef0b54f80a
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:35:54 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 3:20:02 PM
Last updated: 4/11/2026, 5:59:51 PM
Views: 12
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