CVE-2024-49292: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

A Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in Exclusive Addons Elementor WordPress plugin affecting versions through 2.7.1. The vulnerability was reported by Robert DeVore on August 25, 2024, and was officially published on October 15, 2024, receiving the identifier CVE-2024-49292 (Patchstack).

The vulnerability is classified as an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (Cross-site Scripting) issue, identified as CWE-79. It received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.5 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L. The vulnerability requires Contributor or higher privilege level for exploitation (NVD).

This vulnerability could allow a malicious actor to inject malicious scripts, including redirects, advertisements, and other HTML payloads into the website. These injected scripts would be executed when guests visit the affected site (Patchstack).

The vulnerability has been patched in version 2.7.2 of the Exclusive Addons Elementor plugin. Users are advised to update to version 2.7.2 or later to remove the vulnerability. Patchstack users can enable auto-update for vulnerable plugins (Patchstack).