CVE-2024-1080 Cross-site scripting in Beaver Builder Page Builder – Drag and Drop Website Builder

Medium 6.4 Published 13 Mar 2024 Updated 8 Apr 2026

Authenticated attackers with contributor access can inject arbitrary web scripts via the heading tag, leading to stored XSS execution on victim pages.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2024-1080?

CVE-2024-1080 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in beaverbuilder Beaver Builder Page Builder – Drag and Drop Website Builder, published on 13 Mar 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Beaver Builder – WordPress Page Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the via the heading tag in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.4.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. CVE-2024-30425 is likely a duplicate of this issue.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1080?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Fastlinemedia Beaver Builder.

How do I fix CVE-2024-1080?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1080 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-2024-1080 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1080 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qx3j-75f2-vm27.