Is CVE-2024-2618 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-2618 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-2618?

CVE-2024-2618 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.4 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-2618?

CVE-2024-2618 has an EPSS score of 0.32% (24th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-2618?

Upgrade elementor header \& footer builder to 1.6.27 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-2618

MEDIUM

6.4

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The Elementor Header & Footer Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the size attribute in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.26 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor access or higher, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

CWE-87 CWE-79Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

How to fix

Remediation Available

elementor header \& footer builderNVD

Affected:< 1.6.27Fixed in:1.6.27CVE-2024-2618derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.32%probability of exploitation in 30 days

24thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 24% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory1

wordfence.com

Product2

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-08.