How severe is CVE-2024-12189?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.

XSS in Posimyththemes Wdesignkit – Elementor & Gutenberg Starter Templates, Patterns, Cloud Workspace Widget Builder

CVE-2024-12189

The WDesignKit – Elementor & Gutenberg Starter Templates, Patterns, Cloud Workspace & Widget Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via custom widgets in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. Please note that you may need to recreate any custom widgets or reinstall the plugin to ensure the issue is adequately patched.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.002 (14.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Posimyththemes Wdesignkit – Elementor & Gutenberg Starter Templates, Patterns, Cloud Workspace Widget Builder — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-12189?: CVE-2024-12189 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Posimyththemes Wdesignkit – Elementor & Gutenberg Starter Templates, Patterns, Cloud Workspace Widget Builder, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2025-04-01.
How severe is CVE-2024-12189?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.