XSS in Elementor Website_builder

CVE-2021-24891

The Elementor Website Builder WordPress plugin before 3.4.8 does not sanitise or escape user input appended to the DOM via a malicious hash, resulting in a DOM Cross-Site Scripting issue.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.240 (97.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-24891?
CVE-2021-24891 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Elementor Website_builder, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2021-11-23.
How severe is CVE-2021-24891?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-24891 known to be exploited?
3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.