Stored XSS via unescaped carousel skin attribute
Published Aug 20, 2024 · Updated Apr 8, 2026
Stored XSS in Themeum Tutor LMS Elementor Addons 2.1.4 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts via a widget attribute. The Course Carousel widget accepts the course_carousel_skin value and renders it into page output without sufficient sanitization or escaping. Contributor-level access is required to store the payload, which executes in a visitor’s browser whenever the affected page is opened.
Summary
What happened
Stored XSS in Themeum Tutor LMS Elementor Addons 2.1.4 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts via a widget attribute. The Course Carousel widget accepts the course_carousel_skin value and renders it into page output without sufficient sanitization or escaping. Contributor-level access is required to store the payload, which executes in a visitor’s browser whenever the affected page is opened.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-5576
- Published
- Aug 20, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Vendor
- Themeum
- Product
- Tutor LMS Elementor Addons
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1059.007
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Aug 20, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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