CVE-2024-8282 Cross-site scripting in Ibtana – WordPress Website Builder

Medium 6.4 Published 2 Oct 2024 Updated 8 Apr 2026

Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via the align attribute in a Gutenberg block, executing code when users view the page.

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-2024-8282?

CVE-2024-8282 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in vowelweb Ibtana – WordPress Website Builder, published on 2 Oct 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Ibtana – WordPress Website Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘align’ attribute within the 'wp:ive/ive-productscarousel' Gutenberg block in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.4.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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 an injected page.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8282?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Vowelweb Ibtana.

How do I fix CVE-2024-8282?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8282 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-2024-8282 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-8282 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5qw6-g66j-jc2c.