CVE-2024-12852: thehappymonster happy addons for elementor Cross-site Scripting
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-12852 is a medium (CVSS 6.4) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in thehappymonster happy addons for elementor. EPSS estimates a 0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 21.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 08-01-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 08-04-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The Happy Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'ha_cmc_text' parameter of the Happy Mouse Cursor in all versions up to, and including, 3.15.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- NVDNIST5.4MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NDiffers
- wordfenceSource6.4MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.30%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
22%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.01 pp
From 0.29% on 21-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Thehappymonster1 product
- happy addons for elementor≤ 3.15.1
Wedevs1 product
- happy_addons_for_elementor< 3.15.2
Wordpress1 product
- happy-elementor-addons≤ 3.15.1 (fixed in 3.15.2)
3 vendors · 3 products