6.4
MEDIUM
CVE-2024-4862
Elementor Page Builder WPBITS Addons Stored XSS
Description

The WPBITS Addons For Elementor Page Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via several widgets in all versions up to, and including, 1.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

INFO

Published Date :

July 9, 2024, 11:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

March 6, 2025, 2:24 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.7

Exploitability Score :

3.1
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-4862 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Wpbits wpbits_addons_for_elementor_page_builder
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2024-4862.

URL Resource
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/accordion.php#L868 Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/business_hours.php#L560 Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/logo_grid.php#L716 Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/price_table.php#L2040 Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/tabs.php#L824 Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3113578/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/accordion.php Patch
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3113578/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/business_hours.php Patch
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3113578/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/logo_grid.php Patch
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3113578/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/price_table.php Patch
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3113578/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/tabs.php Patch
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5f459033-1c95-4781-93f4-1ee5e310933a?source=cve Third Party Advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/accordion.php#L868 Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/business_hours.php#L560 Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/logo_grid.php#L716 Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/price_table.php#L2040 Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/tabs.php#L824 Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3113578/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/accordion.php Patch
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3113578/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/business_hours.php Patch
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3113578/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/logo_grid.php Patch
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3113578/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/price_table.php Patch
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3113578/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/tabs.php Patch
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5f459033-1c95-4781-93f4-1ee5e310933a?source=cve Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-4862 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-4862 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 06, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Added CWE CWE-79
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:wpbits:wpbits_addons_for_elementor_page_builder:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions from (excluding) 1.5.1
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/accordion.php#L868 Types: Product
    Added Reference Type Wordfence: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/accordion.php#L868 Types: Product
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/business_hours.php#L560 Types: Product
    Added Reference Type Wordfence: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/business_hours.php#L560 Types: Product
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/logo_grid.php#L716 Types: Product
    Added Reference Type Wordfence: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/logo_grid.php#L716 Types: Product
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/price_table.php#L2040 Types: Product
    Added Reference Type Wordfence: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/price_table.php#L2040 Types: Product
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/tabs.php#L824 Types: Product
    Added Reference Type Wordfence: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/tabs.php#L824 Types: Product
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3113578/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/accordion.php Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type Wordfence: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3113578/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/accordion.php Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3113578/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/business_hours.php Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type Wordfence: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3113578/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/business_hours.php Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3113578/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/logo_grid.php Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type Wordfence: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3113578/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/logo_grid.php Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3113578/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/price_table.php Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type Wordfence: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3113578/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/price_table.php Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3113578/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/tabs.php Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type Wordfence: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3113578/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/tabs.php Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5f459033-1c95-4781-93f4-1ee5e310933a?source=cve Types: Third Party Advisory
    Added Reference Type Wordfence: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5f459033-1c95-4781-93f4-1ee5e310933a?source=cve Types: Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/accordion.php#L868
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/business_hours.php#L560
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/logo_grid.php#L716
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/price_table.php#L2040
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/tabs.php#L824
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3113578/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/accordion.php
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3113578/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/business_hours.php
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3113578/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/logo_grid.php
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3113578/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/price_table.php
    Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3113578/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/tabs.php
    Added Reference https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5f459033-1c95-4781-93f4-1ee5e310933a?source=cve
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jul. 09, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description The WPBITS Addons For Elementor Page Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via several widgets in all versions up to, and including, 1.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
    Added Reference Wordfence https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5f459033-1c95-4781-93f4-1ee5e310933a?source=cve [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/business_hours.php#L560 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/accordion.php#L868 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/logo_grid.php#L716 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/price_table.php#L2040 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/tabs.php#L824 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3113578/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/business_hours.php [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3113578/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/accordion.php [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3113578/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/logo_grid.php [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3113578/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/price_table.php [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3113578/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/tabs.php [No types assigned]
    Added CVSS V3.1 Wordfence AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-4862 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2024-4862 weaknesses.

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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