Name: CVE-2024-8426: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2025-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2024-8426, CVSS 4.8, EPSS 0.00326

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

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 4.8
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Pagelayer Plugin	—	Update pagelayer plugin to version 1.8.8, or a newer patched version	May 30, 2025	Jul 28, 2024

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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