Stored XSS via unescaped pagination_style parameter
Published Jul 22, 2024 · Updated Apr 28, 2026
Stored XSS in AuburnForest Blogmentor – Blog Layouts for Elementor 1.5 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts. The pagination_style parameter is stored without sufficient input sanitization or output escaping, causing supplied markup to execute when a visitor opens the affected page. Contributor-level access is required, and execution occurs in the visitor's browser with the victim's site privileges.
Summary
What happened
Stored XSS in AuburnForest Blogmentor – Blog Layouts for Elementor 1.5 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts. The pagination_style parameter is stored without sufficient input sanitization or output escaping, causing supplied markup to execute when a visitor opens the affected page. Contributor-level access is required, and execution occurs in the visitor's browser with the victim's site privileges.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-37229
- Published
- Jul 22, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 28, 2026
- Vendor
- AuburnForest
- Product
- Blogmentor – Blog Layouts for Elementor
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1059.007
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Jul 22, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 28, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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