Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
A WordPress plugin used to build Elementor pages can reflect unsafe input into a page, allowing cross-site scripting if a user follows attacker-controlled content. The issue affects Royal Elementor Addons through version 1.7.1001. It is high severity, but the provided sources do not show active exploitation or a named fixed version.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation for public WordPress sites, especially marketing or customer-facing properties. The business risk is account compromise, content tampering, or user redirection through browser-executed script, but current sources do not justify emergency KEV-level handling.
Technical view
CVE-2024-56226 is a CWE-79 reflected XSS in WP Royal Royal Elementor Addons. CVSS 3.1 is 7.1 with network access, low complexity, no privileges, and required user interaction. Scope changes, with low confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. Sources identify affected versions as through 1.7.1001.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely on WordPress sites with the royal-elementor-addons plugin installed at version 1.7.1001 or earlier. The source bundle does not establish exposure for other WP Royal products or unrelated Elementor plugins.
Exploitation context
The CVSS vector indicates remote exploitation with no authentication, but user interaction is required. The CVE is not listed as KEV in the supplied bundle, and no cited source here confirms active exploitation in the wild.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE record and Patchstack database entry in the supplied bundle. No exploit proof, vulnerable parameter, patch version, or vendor advisory details are provided here, so validation should avoid assumptions beyond version exposure and XSS class.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the royal-elementor-addons plugin.
- Identify installations running version 1.7.1001 or earlier.
- Check WP Royal or Patchstack guidance for a fixed release.
- Update according to vendor guidance when a fixed release is confirmed.
- If no fix is available, assess pausing plugin use.
Validation and detection
- Confirm plugin slug is royal-elementor-addons.
- Record installed plugin version from WordPress administration or asset inventory.
- Treat version 1.7.1001 or earlier as affected.
- Review public pages using plugin widgets for unexpected reflected script behavior.
- Recheck after updates to confirm affected versions are removed.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 7.1 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L2.83.7PatchstackVulnerability scoring details
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7.1HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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.