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CVE-2024-4156

MEDIUM 5.4 CVSS 3.1
Published
May 2, 2024
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
security@wordfence.com
Weakness
CWE-79
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

The Essential Addons for Elementor – Best Elementor Templates, Widgets, Kits & WooCommerce Builders plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘eael_event_text_color’ parameter in versions up to, and including, 5.9.17 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Affected WordPress components

  • Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets Plugin · essential-addons-for-elementor-lite
    Confirmed match Active
    Up to and including 5.9.17
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A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • wpdevteam Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets — Up to and including 5.9.17
  • wpdeveloper essential_addons_for_elementor — Before 5.9.18

References

  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/essential-addons-for-elementor-lite/trunk/includes/Elements/Event_Calendar.php#L3125 Product
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3079406/ Patch
  • www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/23a66e6b-cec0-4110-9bef-a5d41ce1c954?source=cve Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record