CVE-2023-5087 PageLayer < 1.7.8 - Author+ Stored XSS
Attackers with author privileges can inject malicious JavaScript into post headers or footers, leading to stored XSS attacks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-5087?
CVE-2023-5087 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Page Builder: Pagelayer, published on 16 Oct 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Page Builder: Pagelayer WordPress plugin before 1.7.8 doesn't prevent attackers with author privileges and higher from inserting malicious JavaScript inside a post's header or footer code.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5087?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pagelayer Pagelayer.
How do I fix CVE-2023-5087?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5087 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2023-5087 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-5087 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Page Builder: Pagelayer
- CVE-2020-35944 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
- CVE-2020-35947 Missing authorization in n/a
- CVE-2024-30465 WordPress PageLayer plugin <= 1.8.1 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
- CVE-2024-2504 Cross-site scripting in Page Builder: Pagelayer – Drag and Drop website builder
- CVE-2024-2127 Cross-site scripting in Page Builder: Pagelayer – Drag and Drop website builder
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pqgv-m3cr-37hw.