CVE-2024-54443: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

A Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in the Advanced Data Table For Elementor WordPress plugin, identified as CVE-2024-54443. The vulnerability affects versions through 1.0.0 of the plugin and was discovered by security researcher Khalid Yusuf. The issue was officially published on December 14, 2024, and involves improper neutralization of input during web page generation (Patchstack).

The vulnerability is classified as CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation) and has received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.5 (Medium). The CVSS vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L, indicating that the vulnerability requires network access, low attack complexity, low privileges, and user interaction (Patchstack).

The vulnerability allows malicious actors to inject malicious scripts, including redirects, advertisements, and other HTML payloads into the website. These injected scripts will be executed when guests visit the affected site. The stored XSS nature of the vulnerability means that the malicious payload persists in the database and can affect multiple users (Patchstack).

The vulnerability has been fixed in version 1.0.1 of the Advanced Data Table For Elementor plugin. Users are advised to update to version 1.0.1 or later to remove the vulnerability. Patchstack users have the option to enable auto-update for vulnerable plugins (Patchstack).