CVE-2024-4862

MEDIUM
Published Jul 9, 2024 Modified Apr 8, 2026 CWE-79

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. CVE-2024-37945 may be a duplicate of this issue.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

6.4
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-79 Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

Affected Products

Vendor Product
wpbits wpbits_addons_for_elementor_page_builder

References

Advisories & Patches

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3113578/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/accordion.php https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3113578/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/business_hours.php https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3113578/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/logo_grid.php https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3113578/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/price_table.php https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3113578/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/tabs.php https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3113578/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/accordion.php https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3113578/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/business_hours.php https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3113578/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/logo_grid.php https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3113578/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/price_table.php https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3113578/wpbits-addons-for-elementor/trunk/includes/widgets/tabs.php

Other References

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-4862? +
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. CVE-2024-37945 may be a duplicate of this issue. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.4 (MEDIUM).
How severe is CVE-2024-4862? +
CVE-2024-4862 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.4 out of 10, rated MEDIUM. This is a medium-severity vulnerability that should be remediated as part of regular maintenance.
What products are affected by CVE-2024-4862? +
CVE-2024-4862 affects products from wpbits, specifically: wpbits_addons_for_elementor_page_builder. Check the affected products table above for specific version ranges.
How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2024-4862? +
You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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