How severe is CVE-2024-12599?

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

Is CVE-2024-12599 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Devitemsllc Ht Mega Addons For Elementor – Widgets & Template Builder

CVE-2024-12599

The HT Mega – Absolute Addons For Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's Countdown widget in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.003 (25.0th 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

Devitemsllc Ht Mega Addons For Elementor – Widgets & Template Builder — versions 0
Hasthemes Ht_mega

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
security@wordfence.com (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-12599?: CVE-2024-12599 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Devitemsllc Ht Mega Addons For Elementor – Widgets & Template Builder, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2025-02-11.
How severe is CVE-2024-12599?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-12599 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.