CVE-2023-5124

MediumCVSS 4.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The Page Builder: Pagelayer WordPress plugin before 1.8.0 doesn't prevent attackers with administrator privileges from inserting malicious JavaScript inside a post's header or footer code, even when unfiltered_html is disallowed, such as in multi-site WordPress configurations.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 4.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-79

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Unknown	Page Builder: Pagelayer	>= 1.3.2, < 1.8.0
pagelayer	pagelayer	>= 1.3.2, < 1.8.0

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1ef86546-3467-432c-a863-1ca3e5c65bd4/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1ef86546-3467-432c-a863-1ca3e5c65bd4/Exploit, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jan 29, 2024
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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