CVE-2024-8960

Cowidgets – Elementor Addons <= 1.2.0 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File Upload

Published Nov 9, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 6.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Cowidgets – Elementor Addons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File uploads in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses the SVG file.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-49508 The Cowidgets – Elementor Addons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File uploads in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses the SVG file.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00025}

epss

{'score': 0.00027}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Codeless
Codeless cowidgets Elementor Addons
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:codeless:cowidgets_elementor_addons:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Vendors & Products Codeless
Codeless cowidgets Elementor Addons
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Cowidgets – Elementor Addons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File uploads in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses the SVG file.
Title Cowidgets – Elementor Addons <= 1.2.0 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File Upload
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Wordfence
Published
Updated
Apr 8, 2026, 5:34 PM
Reserved
Sep 17, 2024, 10:18 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Nov 9, 2024, 3:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 8:23 AM