CVE-2024-43977: WordPress The Plus Addons for Elementor plugin <= 5.6.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-09-17 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in POSIMYTH The Plus Addons for Elementor Page Builder Lite the-plus-addons-for-elementor-page-builder allows Stored XSS.This issue affects The Plus Addons for Elementor Page Builder Lite: from n/a through <= 5.6.2.

Affected products

posimyththemes The Plus Addons for Elementor – Addons for Elementor, Page Templates, Widgets, Mega Menu, WooCommerce: before 5.6.3 — fixed in 5.6.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: posimyththemes The Plus Addons for Elementor – Addons for Elementor, Page Templates, Widgets, Mega Menu, WooCommerce 5.6.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/the-plus-addons-for-elementor-page-builder/vulnerability/wordpress-the-plus-addons-for-elementor-plugin-5-6-2-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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