CVE-2024-13430 Information disclosure in Page Builder: Pagelayer – Drag and Drop website builder

Medium 4.3 Published 12 Mar 2025 Updated 8 Apr 2026

Authenticated contributors can access private post data via insufficient restrictions in the Pagelayer WordPress plugin.

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-2024-13430?

CVE-2024-13430 is a medium-severity vulnerability in softaculous Page Builder: Pagelayer – Drag and Drop website builder, published on 12 Mar 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Page Builder: Pagelayer – Drag and Drop website builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.8 via the 'pagelayer_builder_posts_shortcode' function due to insufficient restrictions on which posts can be included. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to extract data from private posts that they should not have access to.

Weakness: CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-13430?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Pagelayer Pagelayer.

How do I fix CVE-2024-13430?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13430 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-13430 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13430 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7frx-jw88-2jxq.