CVE-2023-5124 PageLayer < 1.8.0 - Author+ Stored XSS
Administrators can inject malicious JavaScript into post headers or footers, bypassing unfiltered_html restrictions in multi-site WordPress configurations.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-5124?
CVE-2023-5124 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Page Builder: Pagelayer, published on 29 Jan 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Page Builder: Pagelayer WordPress plugin before 1.8.0 doesn't prevent attackers with administrator privileges from inserting malicious JavaScript inside a post's header or footer code, even when unfiltered_html is disallowed, such as in multi-site WordPress configurations.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5124?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pagelayer Pagelayer.
How do I fix CVE-2023-5124?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5124 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-2023-5124 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-5124 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-hpcp-jfj7-rjww.