CVE-2024-35653 Cross-site scripting in Visual Composer Website Builder
An attacker can inject malicious scripts into pages built with Visual Composer, potentially stealing user data or hijacking sessions.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-35653?
CVE-2024-35653 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Visual Composer Website Builder, published on 4 Jun 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 Visual Composer Visual Composer Website Builder visualcomposer.This issue affects Visual Composer Website Builder: from n/a through <= 45.8.0.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-35653?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Visualcomposer Visual Composer Website Builder.
How do I fix CVE-2024-35653?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-35653 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-2024-35653 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-35653 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Visual Composer Website Builder
- CVE-2025-46254 WordPress Visual Composer Website Builder plugin <= 45.10.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- CVE-2023-6880 Visual Composer Premium <= 45.6.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- CVE-2022-2430 Visual Composer Website Builder <= 45.0 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'Text Block'
- CVE-2022-2516 Visual Composer Website Builder <= 45.0 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'Title'
- CVE-2020-36722 Visual Composer <= 26.0 - Multiple Cross-Site Scripting
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f4mj-f2mf-98w6.