CVE-2021-24258

ElementsKit and ElementsKit Pro < 2.2.0 - Contributor+ Stored XSS

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Published May 5, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The Elements Kit Lite and Elements Kit Pro WordPress Plugins before 2.2.0 have a number of widgets that are vulnerable to stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) by lower-privileged users such as contributors, all via a similar method.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Wpmet

Elements Kit Lite

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`2.2.0`	affected	< 2.2.0

Wpmet

Elements Kit Pro

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`2.2.0`	affected	< 2.2.0

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wpmet:elements_kit_elementor_addons:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-11172	The Elements Kit Lite and Elements Kit Pro WordPress Plugins before 2.2.0 have a number of widgets that are vulnerable to stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) by lower-privileged users such as contributors, all via a similar method.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.626% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/47b47b86-899b-4de3-8a3c-2d5d1774298f
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/04/recent-patches-rock-the-elementor-ecosystem/

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Wpmet Elements Kit Elementor Addons

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 7:28 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: May 5, 2021, 6:28 PM
Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 7:28 PM
Reserved: Jan 14, 2021, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:39 AM

Status: Modified
Published: May 5, 2021, 7:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:39 AM

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