CVE-2024-1391: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

The Elementor Addon Elements plugin for WordPress contains a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability (CVE-2024-1391) in versions up to and including 1.12.12. The vulnerability exists in the 'eae_custom_overlay_switcher' attribute of the Thumbnail Slider widget due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping (NVD).

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.4 (Medium) by NIST with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N, while Wordfence assigned a score of 6.4 (Medium) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation) (NVD).

This vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher to inject arbitrary web scripts into pages. These malicious scripts will execute whenever a user accesses the compromised page (NVD).

The vulnerability requires an authenticated user with at least contributor-level privileges to exploit. The attack complexity is considered low, and user interaction is required for successful exploitation according to the CVSS metrics (NVD).

Users should upgrade to version 1.13 or later of the Elementor Addon Elements plugin, which contains patches for this vulnerability (NVD).