WordPress Elementor Header & Footer Builder plugin <= 1.6.35 - Contributor+ DOM-Based Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

published 2024-07-22 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-34514

cvss: 6.5; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.4%; EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 30%
public exploits: 0; none known

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Brainstorm Force, Nikhil Chavan Elementor – Header, Footer & Blocks Template allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Elementor – Header, Footer & Blocks Template: from n/a through 1.6.35.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

Brainstorm Force, Nikhil Chavan Elementor – Header, Footer & Blocks Template 1.6.36

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-07-22)

Exploit prediction

0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 30% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	6.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
NVD	3.1	5.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected products

Brainstorm Force, Nikhil Chavan Elementor – Header, Footer & Blocks Template

Classification

Weakness

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

Technology feeds

WordPress rss critical rss

References

patchstack.com /database/vulnerability/header-footer-elementor/wordpress-elementor-header-footer-builder-plugin-1-6-35-contri
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2024-33933
NVD CVE-2024-33933

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Summary