Vulnerability · Published May 15, 2025 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2024-8618Page Builder: Pagelayer < 1.9.0- 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 0.4% (higher than 29% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 70.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Page Builder: Pagelayer WordPress plugin before 1.9.0 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Page Builder: Pagelayer | 0 – before 1.9.0 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/acddcf33-0a18-499e-b42d-c8b49f2c4de5/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description