Elementor Website Builder <= 3.1.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via html_tag

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE CVE-2021-24201
CVSS Medium (6.4)
Publicly Published March 17, 2021
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Ram
Description

In the Elementor Website Builder WordPress plugin before 3.1.4, the column element (includes/elements/column.php) accepts an ‘html_tag’ parameter. Although the element control lists a fixed set of possible html tags, it is possible for a user with Contributor or above permissions to send a modified ‘save_builder’ request containing JavaScript in the ‘html_tag’ parameter, which is not filtered and is output without escaping. This JavaScript will then be executed when the saved page is viewed or previewed.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug elementor (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • 0.1.0 - 3.1.3
Patched Version
  • 3.1.4
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