CVE-2024-6848 Cross-site scripting in Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid – Visual Drag and Drop Editor

Medium 6.4 Published 20 Jul 2024 Updated 8 Apr 2026

Authenticated contributors can inject arbitrary scripts via SVG file uploads, 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-2024-6848?

CVE-2024-6848 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid – Visual Drag and Drop Editor, published on 20 Jul 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid – Visual Drag and Drop Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via file uploads in all versions up to, and including, 1.26.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping affecting the boldgrid_canvas_image AJAX endpoint. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses the SVG file.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6848?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Boldgrid Post and Page Builder.

How do I fix CVE-2024-6848?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6848 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-2024-6848 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-6848 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-95gx-prcc-xj69.