CVE-2022-0683

Essential Addons for Elementor Lite <= 5.0.8 Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Description

The Essential Addons for Elementor Lite WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting due to insufficient escaping and sanitization of the settings parameter found in the ~/includes/Traits/Helper.php file which allows attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts onto a pages that executes whenever a user clicks on a specially crafted link by an attacker. This affects versions up to and including 5.0.8.

Remediation

Solution:

  • Update to version 5.0.9 or newer.

Category

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.20%
Third-Party Advisory wordpress.org Third-Party Advisory wordfence.com
Affected: Essential Addons for Elementor Lite Essential Addons for Elementor Lite
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2022-0683 third party advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2680585%40essential-addons-for-elementor-lite&new=2680585%40essential-addons-for-elementor-lite&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-0683?
CVE-2022-0683 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-0683?
To fix CVE-2022-0683: Update to version 5.0.9 or newer.
Is CVE-2022-0683 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-0683 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2022-0683?
CVE-2022-0683 affects Essential Addons for Elementor Lite Essential Addons for Elementor Lite .
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