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Vulnerability · CVE-2021-24258

Wpmet elements_kit_elementor_addons Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Published Jan 19, 2023 · catalog updated Jan 19, 2023 · Wpmet

Patch now

CVE-2021-24258 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm Wpmet against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.63%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
vendor Wpmet elements_kit_elementor_addons

The Elements Kit Lite and Elements Kit Pro WordPress Plugins before 2.2.0 have a number of widgets that are vulnerable to stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) by lower-privileged users such as contributors, all via a similar method.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • vendor Wpmet elements_kit_elementor_addonsversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2021-24258

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2021-24258 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm Wpmet against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.63%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

WordPress security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jan 19, 2023 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    The Elements Kit Lite and Elements Kit Pro WordPress Plugins before 2.2.0 have a number of widgets that are vulnerable to stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) by lower-privileged users such as contributors, all via a similar method.

  2. Jan 19, 2023 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2021-24258

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2021-24258

    30-day exploitation probability 0.6%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2021-24258

    The Elements Kit Lite and Elements Kit Pro WordPress Plugins before 2.2.0 have a number of widgets that are vulnerable to stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) by lower-privileged users such as contributors, all via a similar method.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.