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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-2138
CVE-2024-2138:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The JetWidgets For Elementor plugin for WordPress contains a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability (CVE-2024-2138) in the Animated Box widget in versions up to and including 1.0.15. The vulnerability stems from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.4 (Medium) by NVD with vector 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 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).
Impact
The 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).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users should update to version 1.0.16 or later of the JetWidgets For Elementor plugin to address this vulnerability. A patch has been made available through the WordPress plugin repository (WordPress Plugin).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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