CVE-2024-12043: The Prime Slider – Addons For Elementor (Revolution of a slider, Hero Slider, Post Slider and Ecommerce Slider

Q: How do I fix CVE-2024-12043?

prime slider: upgrade to 3.16.6. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2024-12043 being exploited?

CVE-2024-12043 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

Q: What does CVE-2024-12043 affect?

CVE-2024-12043 affects prime slider. Severity is medium (CVSS 6.4). The Prime Slider – Addons For Elementor (Revolution of a slider, Hero Slider, Post Slider and Ecommerce Slider) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'social_link_title' parameter of the 'blog' widget in

Q: How urgent is CVE-2024-12043?

Priority 26/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

Routine

MEDIUM 6.4UPGRADE

CVE-2024-12043 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.4) affecting prime slider. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

The Prime Slider – Addons For Elementor (Revolution of a slider, Hero Slider, Post Slider and Ecommerce Slider) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'social_link_title' parameter of the 'blog' widget in all versions up to, and including, 3.16.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbit

Why this priority

No elevated risk signals yet

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	6.4 (Medium)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.2% (top 87%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-79
Published	2025-01-23
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): Wordfence · Vendor: bdthemes

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2025-01-23 11:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 06:58 UTCUpdated Record last modified

bdthemes prime slider UPGRADE

Affected: < 3.16.6

Fixed in: 3.16.6

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy prime-slider || rpm -q prime-slider || prime-slider --version

2. UPGRADE to 3.16.6 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade prime-slider

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade prime-slider

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2024-12043?

prime slider: upgrade to 3.16.6. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2024-12043 being exploited?

CVE-2024-12043 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2024-12043 affect?

CVE-2024-12043 affects prime slider. Severity is medium (CVSS 6.4). The Prime Slider – Addons For Elementor (Revolution of a slider, Hero Slider, Post Slider and Ecommerce Slider) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'social_link_title' parameter of the 'blog' widget in

How urgent is CVE-2024-12043?

Priority 26/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

Software pages

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