CVE-2022-29455

WordPress Elementor plugin <= 3.5.5 - Unauthenticated DOM-based Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Severity Score

6.1

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

DOM-based Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Elementor's Elementor Website Builder plugin <= 3.5.5 versions.

Una Vulnerabilidad de tipo Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) basada en el DOM en el plugin Elementor Website Builder de Elementor en versiones anteriores a 3.5.5

The Elementor Website Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Unauthenticated DOM-based Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘videoType’ and 'onError' parameter in the lightbox module in versions up to, and including, 3.5.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

*Credits: Vulnerability discovered by Rotem Bar (Patchstack Alliance)

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2022-04-18 CVE Reserved
2022-06-13 CVE Published
2022-07-05 First Exploit
2024-01-04 EPSS Updated
2024-09-17 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CAPEC

References (9)

URL	Tag	Source
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/elementor/wordpress-elementor-plugin-3-5-5-unauthenticated-dom-based-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability	Third Party Advisory
https://wordpress.org/plugins/elementor/#developers	Release Notes

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/akhilkoradiya/CVE-2022-29455	2022-09-05
https://github.com/yaudahbanh/CVE-2022-29455	2023-01-05
https://github.com/0xc4t/CVE-2022-29455	2023-02-24
https://github.com/GULL2100/Wordpress_xss-CVE-2022-29455	2022-07-05
https://github.com/tucommenceapousser/CVE-2022-29455	2023-06-01
https://github.com/tucommenceapousser/CVE-2022-29455-mass	2023-06-01
https://rotem-bar.com/hacking-65-million-websites-greater-cve-2022-29455-elementor	2024-09-17

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Elementor Search vendor "Elementor"		Website Builder Search vendor "Elementor" for product "Website Builder"				<= 3.5.5 Search vendor "Elementor" for product "Website Builder" and version " <= 3.5.5"		wordpress		Affected