CVE-2024-5542

Master Addons – Free Widgets, Hover Effects, Toggle, Conditions, Animations for Elementor <= 2.0.6.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Navigation Menu Widget

Description

The Master Addons – Free Widgets, Hover Effects, Toggle, Conditions, Animations for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Navigation Menu widget of the plugin's Mega Menu extension in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.6.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Category

7.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.61%
Third-Party Advisory wordfence.com
Affected: litonice13 Master Addons – Free Widgets, Hover Effects, Toggle, Conditions, Animations for Elementor
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5151f429-b1f3-43d4-94cf-3ff382b80190?source=cve third party advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3096299/master-addons patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-5542?
CVE-2024-5542 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-5542?
To fix CVE-2024-5542, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2024-5542 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-5542 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2024-5542?
CVE-2024-5542 affects litonice13 Master Addons – Free Widgets, Hover Effects, Toggle, Conditions, Animations for Elementor.
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