CVE-2024-1159 Bold Page Builder <= 4.8.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Raw Content

What is CVE-2024-1159?

CVE-2024-1159 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in boldthemes Bold Page Builder, published on 13 Feb 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Bold Page Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's shortcode(s) in all versions up to, and including, 4.8.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1159?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Bold-Themes Bold Page Builder.

How do I fix CVE-2024-1159?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1159 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-2024-1159 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1159 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in boldthemes Bold Page Builder

• CVE-2021-24579 Bold Page Builder < 3.1.6 - PHP Object Injection High 8.8
• CVE-2019-15821 Missing authorization in n/a High 7.5
• CVE-2024-53801 WordPress Bold Page Builder plugin <= 5.2.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability Medium 6.5
• CVE-2024-47298 WordPress Bold Page Builder plugin <= 5.1.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability Medium 6.5
• CVE-2024-47391 WordPress Bold Page Builder plugin < 5.1.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability Medium 6.5

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-f2jv-f9g4-3gf6.