CVE-2024-5091 – The SKT Addons for Elementor WordPress plugin h... (How to Fix)

Q: What is the severity of CVE-2024-5091?

CVE-2024-5091 has a CVSS score of 7.4 (HIGH). The SKT Addons for Elementor WordPress plugin has a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in its Age Gate and Creative Slider widgets. Authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher can inject malicious scripts that execute when users view affected pages. This affects all versions up to and including 2.0.

📋 TL;DR

The SKT Addons for Elementor WordPress plugin has a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in its Age Gate and Creative Slider widgets. Authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher can inject malicious scripts that execute when users view affected pages. This affects all versions up to and including 2.0.

💻 Affected Systems

Products:

SKT Addons for Elementor WordPress plugin

Versions: All versions up to and including 2.0

Operating Systems: Any OS running WordPress

Default Config Vulnerable: ⚠️ Yes

Notes: Requires WordPress with Elementor and the vulnerable plugin installed. Contributor-level access or higher is needed for exploitation.

📦 What is this software?

Skt Addons For Elementor by Sktthemes

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⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact

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Worst Case

Attackers could steal administrator credentials, redirect users to malicious sites, deface websites, or install backdoors for persistent access.

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Likely Case

Attackers with contributor access inject malicious scripts to steal user session cookies or redirect visitors to phishing pages.

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If Mitigated

With proper user role management and content review, impact is limited to potential defacement of specific pages.

🌐 Internet-Facing: HIGH

🏢 Internal Only: MEDIUM

🎯 Exploit Status

Public PoC: ✅ No

Weaponized: LIKELY

Unauthenticated Exploit: ✅ No

Complexity: LOW

Exploitation requires authenticated access but is straightforward once an attacker has contributor privileges.

🛠️ Fix & Mitigation

✅ Official Fix

Patch Version: Versions after 2.0

Vendor Advisory: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3098599/skt-addons-for-elementor

Restart Required: No

Instructions:

1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'SKT Addons for Elementor'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. Alternatively, download latest version from WordPress repository and replace plugin files.

🔧 Temporary Workarounds

Remove vulnerable widgets

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Disable or remove Age Gate and Creative Slider widgets from all pages

Restrict user roles

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Limit contributor-level access to trusted users only

🧯 If You Can't Patch

Disable the SKT Addons for Elementor plugin entirely
Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block XSS payloads

🔍 How to Verify

Check if Vulnerable:

Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for SKT Addons for Elementor version 2.0 or earlier

Check Version:

wp plugin list --name='skt-addons-for-elementor' --field=version

Verify Fix Applied:

Verify plugin version is higher than 2.0 in WordPress admin panel

📡 Detection & Monitoring

Log Indicators:

Unusual content modifications by contributor-level users
POST requests to widget update endpoints with script tags

Network Indicators:

Outbound connections to suspicious domains from your WordPress site
Unexpected script loads in page responses

SIEM Query:

source="wordpress.log" AND ("skt-addons" OR "age-gate" OR "creative-slider") AND ("script" OR "onerror" OR "javascript:")

📊 Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2024-5091

CVSS v3 Score: 7.4 (HIGH)

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

CWE: CWE-79

Published: June 8, 2024

Last Updated: March 21, 2025

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