CVE-2024-43972 Cross-site scripting in PageLayer
An attacker can inject malicious scripts into the PageLayer WordPress plugin, potentially compromising user sessions or site integrity.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-43972?
CVE-2024-43972 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in PageLayer, published on 17 Sep 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Pagelayer Team PageLayer allows Stored XSS.This issue affects PageLayer: from n/a through 1.8.7.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-43972?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pagelayer Pagelayer.
How do I fix CVE-2024-43972?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-43972 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-2024-43972 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-43972 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in PageLayer
- CVE-2020-35944 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
- CVE-2020-35947 Missing authorization in n/a
- CVE-2024-30465 WordPress PageLayer plugin <= 1.8.1 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
- CVE-2024-2504 Cross-site scripting in Page Builder: Pagelayer – Drag and Drop website builder
- CVE-2024-2127 Cross-site scripting in Page Builder: Pagelayer – Drag and Drop website builder
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v7rv-hc58-3pgf.