CVE-2024-1171

Summary

CVE-2024-1171 is a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the Essential Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress. This issue, present in versions up to 5.9.8, stems from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in the Filterable Gallery Widget. Authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher can exploit this vulnerability to inject arbitrary web scripts. Upon accessing an injected page, these scripts will execute, posing a significant threat to website security.

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