CVE-2024-1038 Beaver Builder – WordPress Page Builder <= 2.7.4.2 - Reflected (DOM-Based) Cross-Site Scripting
Unauthenticated attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts via a parameter, executing code in victim browsers if they click a crafted link.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-1038?
CVE-2024-1038 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in beaverbuilder Beaver Builder Page Builder – Drag and Drop Website Builder, published on 13 Mar 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Beaver Builder – WordPress Page Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to DOM-Based Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via a 'playground.wordpress.net' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.4.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1038?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Fastlinemedia Beaver Builder.
How do I fix CVE-2024-1038?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1038 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-2024-1038 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1038 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in beaverbuilder Beaver Builder Page Builder – Drag and Drop Website Builder
- CVE-2025-4102 Beaver Builder Plugin (Starter Version) <= 2.9.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary File Upload
- CVE-2024-43926 WordPress Beaver Builder plugin <= 2.8.3.2 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- CVE-2024-53797 WordPress Beaver Builder plugin <= 2.8.4.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- CVE-2024-50430 WordPress Beaver Builder plugin <= 2.8.3.7 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- CVE-2024-37500 WordPress Beaver Builder plugin <= 2.8.2.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q4g5-rq32-c88r.