6.1

CVE-2022-4953: elementor website_builder Cross-site Scripting

CVSS: 6.1v3.1MediumModified
Published 14-08-2023Last modified 03-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-4953 is a medium (CVSS 6.1) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in elementor website_builder. EPSS estimates a 3.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded. Fixed in 3.5.5.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.1/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.41%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits2reference, exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 14-08-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

3.41%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

89%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 3.41% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
3.41%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

2 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (wpscan.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • exploit-databasephpUnverified

    Wordpress Plugin Elementor 3.5.5 - Iframe Injection

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Elementor1 product
Unknown1 product
Wordpress1 product
  • elementor≤ 3.5.4 (fixed in 3.5.5)

3 vendors · 3 products

References

3 links