CVE-2024-3923 Beaver Builder – WordPress Page Builder <= 2.8.1.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Authenticated contributors can inject arbitrary scripts via the link_target parameter, leading to stored XSS execution for other users.
- 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-2024-3923?
CVE-2024-3923 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in beaverbuilder Beaver Builder Page Builder – Drag and Drop Website Builder, published on 9 May 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 link_target parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.1.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor access or higher, 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-2024-3923?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Fastlinemedia Beaver Builder.
How do I fix CVE-2024-3923?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-3923 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-2024-3923 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-3923 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in beaverbuilder Beaver Builder Page Builder – Drag and Drop Website Builder
- CVE-2025-4102 Beaver Builder Plugin (Starter Version) <= 2.9.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary File Upload
- CVE-2024-43926 WordPress Beaver Builder plugin <= 2.8.3.2 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- CVE-2024-53797 WordPress Beaver Builder plugin <= 2.8.4.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- CVE-2024-50430 WordPress Beaver Builder plugin <= 2.8.3.7 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- CVE-2024-37500 WordPress Beaver Builder plugin <= 2.8.2.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wjg2-hjqv-2pvp.