CVE-2024-8618 — MEDIUM (4.8)

Q: How severe is CVE-2024-8618?

CVE-2024-8618 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 4.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2024-8618?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Pagelayer Pagelayer.

Vulnerability 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).

CVSS Score

4.8

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

HIGH

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality

LOW

Integrity

LOW

Availability

NONE

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Pagelayer	Pagelayer	< 1.9.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-79

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/acddcf33-0a18-499e-b42d-c8b49f2c4de5/ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/acddcf33-0a18-499e-b42d-c8b49f2c4de5/ExploitThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2024-8618?

CVE-2024-8618 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.8 (MEDIUM). 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 Scriptin...

How severe is CVE-2024-8618?

CVE-2024-8618 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 4.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2024-8618?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Pagelayer Pagelayer.