CVE-2025-4965 WPBakery Page Builder <= 8.4.1 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Grid Builder

Medium 6.4 Published Updated

Authenticated attackers with author-level access can inject arbitrary web scripts via the Grid Builder feature, executing them when other 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-2025-4965?

CVE-2025-4965 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in WPBakery Page Builder, published on 19 Jun 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The WPBakery Page Builder for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's Grid Builder feature in all versions up to, and including, 8.4.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author-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-2025-4965?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wpbakery Page Builder.

How do I fix CVE-2025-4965?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-4965 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-2025-4965 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-4965 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r5m2-5mrj-82x5.

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