CVE-2024-3199 is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting The Plus Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress, specifically within its countdown widget, in versions up to and including 5.4.2. This flaw allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher to inject malicious web scripts into pages due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 5.4 (Medium), indicating a moderate severity. It requires user interaction (UI:R) for exploitation and can lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts (C:L, I:L) on affected systems. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available on platforms like Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, suggesting low public awareness.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 5.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:posimyth:the_plus_addons_for_elementor:*:*:*:*:free:wordpress:*:* | ||
< 5.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:posimyth:the_plus_addons_for_elementor:*:*:*:*:pro:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.