Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-2141

CVE-2024-2141:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The Ultimate Addons for Beaver Builder – Lite plugin for WordPress (CVE-2024-2141) contains a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in its Button widget component, affecting all versions up to and including 1.5.7. The vulnerability was discovered and reported by Wordfence, with the initial disclosure made on March 30, 2024 (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability stems from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in the Button widget component. It has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.4 (Medium) by NIST with a vector string of CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N, while Wordfence assessed it at 6.4 (Medium) with a vector string of 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

When exploited, 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, potentially leading to data theft, session hijacking, or other malicious actions (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Users are advised to update to a version newer than 1.5.7 of the Ultimate Addons for Beaver Builder – Lite plugin. A patch has been released to address the vulnerability (WordPress Patch).