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CVE-2021-24201

Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder: Cross-site Scripting

Severity
Medium 5.4
Published
17 Mar 2021
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
21 Oct 2026
Fixed in
3.1.4
Also known as
WPV-30fdf526f9d9
Sources
NVD, WPVulnerability

Description

In the Elementor Website Builder WordPress plugin before 3.1.4, the column element (includes/elements/column.php) accepts an ‘html_tag’ parameter. Although the element control lists a fixed set of possible html tags, it is possible for a user with Contributor or above permissions to send a modified ‘save_builder’ request containing JavaScript in the ‘html_tag’ parameter, which is not filtered…

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
ElementorServers and applications · cpe:a:elementor:website_builder
  • Every version before 3.1.4
ElementorWordPress plugins · wp-plugin:elementor
  • Every version before 3.1.4

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24201
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24201
  • Wordfence https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/wordpress-plugins/elementor/elementor-website-builder-313-authenticated-contributor-stored-cross-site-scripting-via-html-tag