CVE-2024-33933: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

A DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in the Elementor – Header, Footer & Blocks Template WordPress plugin, identified as CVE-2024-33933. The vulnerability affects versions through 1.6.35 of the plugin developed by Brainstorm Force and Nikhil Chavan. The issue was reported on June 8, 2024, and publicly disclosed on July 1, 2024 (Patchstack).

The vulnerability is classified as an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (CWE-79). It received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.4 (Medium) from 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 Patchstack assigned it a slightly higher score of 6.5 (Medium) with a vector string of CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L (NVD).

The vulnerability could allow a malicious actor with contributor-level access or higher to inject malicious scripts into the website. These scripts could be used to create redirects, insert unauthorized advertisements, or execute other HTML payloads that would affect visitors to the affected website (Patchstack).

The vulnerability has been patched in version 1.6.36 of the plugin. Users are advised to update to version 1.6.36 or later to remove the vulnerability. Patchstack users have the option to enable auto-updates for vulnerable plugins (Patchstack).