Vulnerability · Published May 15, 2025 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2024-8426Pagelayer < 1.8.8 - Admin+ Stored XSS
Medium 4.8
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Page Builder: Pagelayer from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 26% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 74.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Page Builder: Pagelayer | 0 – before 1.8.8 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f81b7478-c775-45ff-bbb8-d13c3f58acc6/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description