CVE-2021-24256

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    CVE-2021-24256

    Published: 5 May 2021Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The “Elementor – Header, Footer & Blocks Template” WordPress Plugin before 1.5.8 has two widgets that are vulnerable to stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) by lower-privileged users such as contributors, all via a similar method.

    References: , https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a9412fed-aed3-4931-a504-1a86f876892e, https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/04/recent-patches-rock-the-elementor-ecosystem/

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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