vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: pagelayer: CVE-2023-5124: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:M/C:P/I:P/A:N) | Jan 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:M/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
Jan 31, 2024
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
The Page Builder: Pagelayer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via header/footer code in all versions up to and including 1.7.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.
Solution
pagelayer-plugin-cve-2023-5124
References
Rapid7 Labs
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