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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-7115
CVE-2023-7115:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Page Builder: Pagelayer WordPress plugin before version 1.8.1 contains a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. The vulnerability was discovered in December 2023 and affects the plugin's settings functionality (WPScan).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from improper sanitization and escaping of certain settings within the plugin. This security flaw has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 4.8 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability allows high-privilege users such as administrators to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed, which is particularly concerning in multisite WordPress setups (WPScan).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in version 1.8.1 of the Pagelayer plugin. Users are advised to update to this version or later to mitigate the security risk (WPScan).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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