Cross-site scripting in duongancol Boostify Header Footer Builder for Elementor
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 Boostify Header Footer Builder for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘size’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.2 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| duongancol | Boostify Header Footer Builder for Elementor | up to 1.3.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Boostify Header Footer Builder for Elementor Vendorduongancol Affected up to 1.3.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-5006
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-28hg-rww5-ghhq
References
Other 3
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/boostify-header-footer-builder/trunk/inc/elementor/widgets/class-mega-menu.php#L525
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/boostify-header-footer-builder/trunk/inc/elementor/widgets/class-mega-menu-vertical.php#L393
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/boostify-header-footer-builder/#developers
More duongancol vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-04190 Cross-site scripting in duongancol Woostify CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
- TI-2025-37467 WordPress Woostify Theme <= 2.4.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
- TI-2024-10006 Boostify Header Footer Builder for Elementor <= 1.3.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Post Disclosure CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2024-5006 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-5006 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-28hg-rww5-ghhq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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