What is CVE-2024-2618?

CVE-2024-2618 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Brainstormforce Elementor Header \& Footer Builder, classified under Improper Neutralization of Alternate XSS Syntax. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2024-05-24.

How severe is CVE-2024-2618?

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

XSS in Brainstormforce Elementor Header \& Footer Builder

CVE-2024-2618

The Elementor Header & Footer Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the size attribute in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.26 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor access or higher, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

EPSS: 0.003 (24.8th 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-2618?: CVE-2024-2618 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Brainstormforce Elementor Header \& Footer Builder, classified under Improper Neutralization of Alternate XSS Syntax. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2024-05-24.
How severe is CVE-2024-2618?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.