CVE-2024-1237 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The Elementor Header & Footer Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the flyout_layout attribute in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.24 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Brainstormforce	Elementor Header \& Footer Builder

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:brainstormforce:elementor_header_\&_footer_builder:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/header-footer-elementor/tags/1.6.24/inc/widgets-manager/widgets/class-navigation-menu.php#L1951
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3034938%40header-footer-elementor&new=3034938%40header-footer-elementor&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/82644c46-205b-4005-bba8-6b3e45769639?source=cve

History

Wed, 05 Feb 2025 18:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Brainstormforce Brainstormforce elementor Header \& Footer Builder
Weaknesses		CWE-79
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:brainstormforce:elementor_header_\&_footer_builder::::::wordpress::*
Vendors & Products		Brainstormforce Brainstormforce elementor Header \& Footer Builder

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published: 2024-03-13T15:27:00.687Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T18:33:25.334Z

Reserved: 2024-02-05T21:58:13.410Z

Link: CVE-2024-1237

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-01T18:33:25.334Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-03-13T16:15:18.617

Modified: 2025-02-05T18:13:17.037

Link: CVE-2024-1237

Redhat

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