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CVE-2021-24258 (GCVE-0-2021-24258)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-05-05 18:28 – Updated: 2024-08-03 19:28
VLAI
Title
ElementsKit and ElementsKit Pro < 2.2.0 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Summary
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.
Severity
5.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Wpmet Elements Kit Lite Affected: 2.2.0 , < 2.2.0 (custom)
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Wpmet Elements Kit Pro Affected: 2.2.0 , < 2.2.0 (custom)
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Credits
Ramuel Gall
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