CVEs-PoC/2021/CVE-2021-24256.md

### [CVE-2021-24256](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-24256)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=Elementor%20%E2%80%93%20Header%2C%20Footer%20%26%20Blocks%20Template&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=1.5.8%20&color=brightgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=CWE-79%20Cross-site%20Scripting%20(XSS)&color=brightgreen)

### Description

The “Elementor – Header, Footer & Blocks Template” WordPress Plugin before 1.5.8 has two widgets that are vulnerable to stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) by lower-privileged users such as contributors, all via a similar method.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a9412fed-aed3-4931-a504-1a86f876892e
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/04/recent-patches-rock-the-elementor-ecosystem/

#### Github
- https://github.com/20142995/nuclei-templates
- https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon