TI-2024-02317 Aliases CVE-2024-2491 GHSA-7j97-wg47-fmcm

PowerPack Addons for Elementor <= 2.7.17 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via _html_tag

LOW 28CWE-79Published 2024-03-30 · Updated 2026-04-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

The PowerPack Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the *_html_tag* attribute of multiple widgets in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.17 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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.0034 27th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
ideaboxcreations	PowerPack Addons for Elementor (Free Widgets, Extensions and Templates)	up to 2.7.17	—	No fix listed	CNA

PowerPack Addons for Elementor (Free Widgets, Extensions and Templates) Vendorideaboxcreations Affected up to 2.7.17 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:ideabox:powerpack_addons_for_elementor::::::wordpress::*	before 2.7.18	Vulnerable	ideaboxcreations

cpe:2.3:a:ideabox:powerpack_addons_for_elementor:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 2.7.18 Vulnerable ·ideaboxcreations

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-2491
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7j97-wg47-fmcm

References

Patch 1

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3053463/powerpack-lite-for-elementor

Advisory 1

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/22c4b981-6135-4c44-aa68-f0d51704a68c?source=cve

TI-2024-03422 PowerPack Pro for Elementor <= 2.10.17 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Privilege Escalation CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2023-27149 WordPress PowerPack Pro for Elementor plugin <= 2.9.23 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
TI-2024-05366 Cross-site scripting in ideaboxcreations PowerPack Addons for Elementor CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
TI-2024-01318 Cross-site scripting in ideaboxcreations PowerPack Addons for Elementor CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
TI-2023-06385 PowerPack Addons for Elementor (Free Widgets, Extensions and Templates) <= 2.7.13 - Cross-Site Request Forgery CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
TI-2021-07305 PowerPack Addons for Elementor < 2.6.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1

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Sources

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