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CVE-2022-4953

Elementor < 3.5.5 - Iframe Injection

Public exploit available. Not confirmed exploited in the wild yet. Fixed in 3.5.5.

CVSS 3.16.1MediumEPSS percentile89th3.4% chance in 30 daysCISA KEVNot listedNo confirmed exploitation
Public exploit: 1 sourceFix3.5.5Upgrade to this build

Published Updated Sources: CVE.org, NVD

NVD CVE.org

What to do

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  • Unknown Elementor Website BuilderAffected: < 3.5.5Upgrade to: 3.5.5Stated by: CVE record
  • Elementor Website BuilderAffected: < 3.5.5Upgrade to: 3.5.5Stated by: NVD

Versions as the sources state them. Full version matrix after sign-in

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What it is

From the CVE record

The Elementor Website Builder WordPress plugin before 3.5.5 does not filter out user-controlled URLs from being loaded into the DOM. This could be used to inject rogue iframes that point to malicious URLs.

In plain language

No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS89th
Public exploit
CISA KEV

Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.

Public exploits

1 source with a proof of concept or module.

Exploit links, PoCs and Metasploit modules after sign-in
EPSS

3.4% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 89th percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Lifecycle

The patch came 471 days before any public exploit.

  1. OpenVAS check added
  2. EPSS band changemoderate → low
  3. EPSS band changelow → moderate
  4. Public exploit / PoCsource: othernuclei check added
  5. Patch availablerecord updated
  6. Published

Affected products

And 1 more affected product. See all after sign-in

Technical detail

CVSS 3.1 vector

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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Scored 6.1 by NVD.

How it is reached

  • Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
  • Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
  • Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
  • User Interaction RequiredA user must click a link, open a file, or perform some action

Scope

  • Scope ChangedThe exploit can affect other components (e.g. sandbox escape, host compromise from VM)

Impact if exploited

  • Confidentiality LowSome restricted information is disclosed, but limited in scope
  • Integrity LowData modification is possible but limited in scope or consequence
  • Availability NoneNo availability impact

Sources

References in the record

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