Vulnerability in Elementor Website_builder
CVE-2022-4953
The Elementor Website Builder WordPress plugin before 3.5.5 does not filter out user-controlled URLs from being loaded into the DOM. This could be used to inject rogue iframes that point to malicious URLs.
EPSS: 0.020 (78.9th 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
- Elementor Website_builder
- Unknown Elementor Website Builder — versions 0
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)
- contact@wpscan.com (Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-4953?
- CVE-2022-4953 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Elementor Website_builder, classified under CWE-80 IMPROPER NEUTRALIZATION OF SCRIPT-RELATED HTML TAGS IN A WEB PAGE (BASIC XSS). CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2023-08-14.
- How severe is CVE-2022-4953?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-4953 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.