CVE-2024-5583Network attack vector

Stored XSS via unescaped carousel direction

Published Aug 22, 2024 · Updated Apr 8, 2026

Stored XSS in the Testimonials widget in The Plus Addons for Elementor 5.6.2 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts. The widget renders the user-controlled carousel_direction setting into page markup without sufficient input sanitization or output escaping. Contributor-level access is required to save the setting, and the script executes in a visitor's browser when the altered page is viewed.

CVSS severity6.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.26%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Stored XSS in the Testimonials widget in The Plus Addons for Elementor 5.6.2 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts. The widget renders the user-controlled carousel_direction setting into page markup without sufficient input sanitization or output escaping. Contributor-level access is required to save the setting, and the script executes in a visitor's browser when the altered page is viewed.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-5583
Published
Aug 22, 2024
Updated
Apr 8, 2026
Vendor
POSIMYTH Innovations
Product
The Plus Addons for Elementor
Classifications
CWE-79, T1203
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 22, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=5.6.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

POSIMYTH Innovations · The Plus Addons for Elementorversion=0 <=5.6.2

Published CVSS scores

5.4NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
6.4WordfenceCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

Public exploit references

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