CVE-2024-8426
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CVE-2024-8426 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.8/10 on the CVSS scale. The Page Builder: Pagelayer WordPress plugin before 1.8.8 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when unfiltered_html is disallowed. EPSS estimates a 0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
The Page Builder: Pagelayer WordPress plugin before 1.8.8 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when unfiltered_html is disallowed
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Pagelayer | Pagelayer | < 1.8.8 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f81b7478-c775-45ff-bbb8-d13c3f58acc6/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Analyzed
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