CVE-2024-5708 WPBakery <= 7.7 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Authenticated attackers with Author-level access can inject arbitrary web scripts via the link parameter, leading to stored XSS execution on victim pages.
- 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-2024-5708?
CVE-2024-5708 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in WPBakery Page Builder, published on 6 Aug 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WPBakery Visual Composer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘link’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 7.7 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, and with post permissions granted by an Administrator, 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-2024-5708?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wpbakery Wpbakery Page Builder.
How do I fix CVE-2024-5708?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5708 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-2024-5708 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5708 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x4hc-h4h9-p283.