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Plain-English summary
CVE-2024-51585 is a stored cross-site scripting issue in the WordPress Sales Page Addon plugin. If a vulnerable site lets a logged-in user save unsafe content, that content may execute when another user views the page. The documented impact is medium, not a confirmed mass-exploitation event.
Executive priority
Treat this as a moderate web-content risk. Prioritize sites where untrusted or lightly trusted users can edit sales pages, because stored XSS can affect administrator sessions or customer-facing pages if viewed.
Technical view
The issue is CWE-79 in nicheaddons Sales Page Addon – Elementor & Beaver Builder, affecting versions through 1.4.5. CVSS 3.1 is 6.5 with network access, low complexity, low privileges, required user interaction, changed scope, and low confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites with the sales-page-addon package installed at versions through 1.4.5. The source bundle does not identify affected roles, exact vulnerable fields, or a confirmed fixed version.
Exploitation context
The bundle marks KEV as false and provides no cited evidence of active exploitation. Stored XSS typically matters when saved content is later rendered to administrators, editors, customers, or visitors, but this bundle does not provide exploit mechanics.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to CVE and Patchstack-style metadata. The affected range is stated as through 1.4.5, while one reference URL mentions 1.4.2 in its slug. No exploit status, vulnerable parameter, or fixed version is provided in the bundle.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the sales-page-addon plugin.
- Identify any installed version through 1.4.5 as potentially affected.
- Check vendor, WordPress plugin, or Patchstack guidance for an official fixed version.
- Update, disable, or remove the plugin according to official guidance.
- Restrict content-editing privileges until remediation is complete.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether Sales Page Addon is installed on each WordPress instance.
- Record the installed plugin version and compare it with through 1.4.5.
- Review sales pages, Elementor content, and Beaver Builder content for unexpected script-like content.
- Confirm the plugin is updated, disabled, or removed after remediation.
- Review recent content changes by lower-privileged users where feasible.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L2.33.7PatchstackVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
6.5MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
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Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.