Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This is a stored cross-site scripting issue in a WordPress Elementor-related plugin. An authenticated user could save malicious content that later runs in another user's browser, potentially affecting confidentiality, integrity, and availability at a limited level. The issue is medium severity, but urgency rises on sites with many content contributors.
Executive priority
Schedule remediation in the normal vulnerability cycle, faster for public WordPress sites with many contributors. There is no provided evidence of active exploitation, but stored XSS can damage trust and enable account-impacting browser actions.
Technical view
CVE-2024-51683 is CWE-79 in Custom post type templates for Elementor through version 1.10.1. The CVSS 3.1 vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L, indicating network reachability, low attack complexity, required low privileges, and required user interaction with changed scope.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites using the custom-post-type-templates-for-elementor plugin at version 1.10.1 or earlier. Sites allowing multiple authenticated contributors, editors, or custom low-privilege roles should treat exposure as more plausible.
Exploitation context
The provided sources do not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation evidence. The CVSS vector indicates exploitation requires an authenticated low-privilege actor and a victim interaction, consistent with stored XSS risk rather than unauthenticated takeover.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to CVE metadata and the Patchstack vulnerability entry. No exploit details, fixed version, or vendor advisory text were provided in the bundle, so remediation should be tied to confirmed vendor or Patchstack updates.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the affected plugin and version.
- Check vendor, WordPress plugin, and Patchstack guidance for a fixed release.
- Update promptly when an official fixed version is available.
- Disable or remove the plugin where it is not business-critical.
- Restrict untrusted authenticated users until remediation is confirmed.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether custom-post-type-templates-for-elementor is installed on each WordPress site.
- Record installed plugin versions and flag 1.10.1 or earlier.
- Review relevant content/template fields for unexpected scripts or HTML.
- Check WordPress user roles with permission to create or edit affected content.
- After remediation, verify the plugin is no longer at an affected version.
Public sources used
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CWE-79: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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- 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
Vulnerability timeline
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CWE details
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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.