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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

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VulnerabilityCVE-2024-8961cvecve-2024-8961cwe-79
Published: Fri Nov 15 2024 (11/15/2024, 06:48:03 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: wpdevteam
Product: 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.

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AILast updated: 04/09/2026, 15:20:02 UTC

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.

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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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