Vulnerability · Published Sep 6, 2022 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2022-2695Beaver Builder – WordPress Page Builder <= 2.5.5.2 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'caption'
Medium 6.4
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Beaver Builder – WordPress Page Builder from justinbusa. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 48% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Beaver Builder – WordPress Page Builder for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'caption' parameter added to images via the media uploader in versions up to, and including, 2.5.5.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with access to the Beaver Builder editor and the ability to upload media files to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| justinbusa | Beaver Builder – WordPress Page Builder | 2.5.5.2 – through 2.5.5.2 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.wpbeaverbuilder.com/change-logs/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2022-2695 x_refsource_MISC