CVE-2024-2619 – This vulnerability allows authenticated attacke... (How to Fix)

Q: What is the severity of CVE-2024-2619?

CVE-2024-2619 has a CVSS score of 5.0 (MEDIUM). This vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with author-level permissions or higher to inject arbitrary HTML into WordPress pages using the Elementor Header & Footer Builder plugin. The injected HTML executes whenever users access affected pages, enabling content manipulation and potential phishing attacks. All WordPress sites using vulnerable plugin versions are affected.

📋 TL;DR

This vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with author-level permissions or higher to inject arbitrary HTML into WordPress pages using the Elementor Header & Footer Builder plugin. The injected HTML executes whenever users access affected pages, enabling content manipulation and potential phishing attacks. All WordPress sites using vulnerable plugin versions are affected.

💻 Affected Systems

Products:

Elementor Header & Footer Builder for WordPress

Versions: All versions up to and including 1.6.26

Operating Systems: All

Default Config Vulnerable: ⚠️ Yes

Notes: Requires WordPress with the vulnerable plugin installed. Attackers need author-level or higher WordPress user permissions.

📦 What is this software?

Elementor Header \& Footer Builder by Brainstormforce

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⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact

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Worst Case

Attackers could inject malicious scripts to steal session cookies, redirect users to phishing sites, or deface website content, potentially compromising user data and site integrity.

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Likely Case

Attackers inject advertising content, deface pages, or create phishing forms to harvest credentials from site visitors.

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If Mitigated

With proper user access controls limiting author permissions, impact is reduced to content manipulation by trusted users only.

🌐 Internet-Facing: HIGH

🏢 Internal Only: MEDIUM

🎯 Exploit Status

Public PoC: ✅ No

Weaponized: LIKELY

Unauthenticated Exploit: ✅ No

Complexity: LOW

Exploitation requires authenticated access but is technically simple once attacker has author permissions.

🛠️ Fix & Mitigation

✅ Official Fix

Patch Version: 1.6.27 and later

Vendor Advisory: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3070659%40header-footer-elementor%2Ftrunk&old=3053177%40header-footer-elementor%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=

Restart Required: No

Instructions:

1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Elementor Header & Footer Builder'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. Alternatively, download version 1.6.27+ from WordPress repository and replace plugin files.

🔧 Temporary Workarounds

Restrict User Permissions

all

Limit author-level permissions to trusted users only and implement principle of least privilege.

Disable Plugin

linux

Temporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched.

wp plugin deactivate header-footer-elementor

🧯 If You Can't Patch

Implement strict user access controls and audit all users with author permissions or higher
Enable web application firewall rules to detect and block HTML injection attempts

🔍 How to Verify

Check if Vulnerable:

Check plugin version in WordPress admin under Plugins → Installed Plugins. If version is 1.6.26 or lower, you are vulnerable.

Check Version:

wp plugin get header-footer-elementor --field=version

Verify Fix Applied:

After updating, verify plugin version shows 1.6.27 or higher in WordPress admin.

📡 Detection & Monitoring

Log Indicators:

Unusual HTML/script content in page edits by author-level users
Multiple page modifications in short time by same user

Network Indicators:

Unexpected script tags or iframe elements in page responses
External resource loads from unfamiliar domains

SIEM Query:

source="wordpress" AND (event="page_edit" OR event="plugin_update") AND plugin="header-footer-elementor" AND version<="1.6.26"

📊 Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2024-2619

CVSS v3 Score: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N

CWE: CWE-79

Published: May 16, 2024

Last Updated: January 29, 2025

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