# CVE-2024-2888: WordPress Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid plugin <= 1.26.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

> An attacker can inject malicious scripts via stored XSS in the BoldGrid Post and Page Builder plugin, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Mar 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-phgj-f9rj-3h57

## What is CVE-2024-2888?

CVE-2024-2888 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid – Visual Drag and Drop Editor, published on 26 Mar 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in BoldGrid Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid – Visual Drag and Drop Editor allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid – Visual Drag and Drop Editor: from n/a through 1.26.2.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-2888?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Boldgrid Post and Page Builder.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-2888?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-2888 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-2888 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2888 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid – Visual Drag and Drop Editor

- [CVE-2025-0859](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-0859/): Path traversal in Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid – Visual Drag and Drop Editor (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2024-6848](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6848/): Cross-site scripting in Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid – Visual Drag and Drop Editor (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2024-4400](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4400/): Cross-site scripting in Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid – Visual Drag and Drop Editor (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2023-25480](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25480/): Cross-site request forgery in Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid – Visual Drag and Drop Editor (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-2888 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-2888 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid – Visual Drag and Drop Editor, published on 26 Mar 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2888 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid – Visual Drag and Drop Editor. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2888/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2888/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-2888
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-2888
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-2888

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2888/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.