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CVE-2021-24258: ElementsKit and ElementsKit Pro < 2.2.0 - Contributor+ Stored XSS

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-05-05 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The Elements Kit Lite and Elements Kit Pro WordPress Plugins before 2.2.0 have a number of widgets that are vulnerable to stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) by lower-privileged users such as contributors, all via a similar method.

Affected products

• roxnor ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor: before 2.2.0 — fixed in 2.2.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: roxnor ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 2.2.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/47b47b86-899b-4de3-8a3c-2d5d1774298f
• https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/04/recent-patches-rock-the-elementor-ecosystem/
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/47b47b86-899b-4de3-8a3c-2d5d1774298f
• https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/04/recent-patches-rock-the-elementor-ecosystem/

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