CVE-2025-24578
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A DOM-Based Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in ElementInvader Addons for Elementor plugin versions through 1.3.0. The vulnerability was identified and disclosed on January 24, 2025, affecting the WordPress plugin ElementInvader Addons for Elementor (Patchstack).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation, specifically a DOM-Based Cross-site Scripting (XSS) issue. It has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.5 (Medium) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L. The vulnerability is tracked under CWE-79 (NVD).

Impact

This vulnerability could allow a malicious actor to inject malicious scripts, such as redirects, advertisements, and other HTML payloads into the website which will be executed when guests visit the site. The impact affects the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system at a low level (Patchstack).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been patched in version 1.3.1 of the ElementInvader Addons for Elementor plugin. Users are advised to update to version 1.3.1 or later to remove the vulnerability. Patchstack users can enable auto-update for vulnerable plugins as an additional security measure (Patchstack).

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