CVE-2025-12366
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been identified in the Page Builder: Pagelayer – Drag and Drop website builder WordPress plugin versions up to 2.0.0. The vulnerability was discovered by researcher Athiwat Tiprasaharn (Jitlada) and was disclosed on November 12, 2025 (Wordfence).

Technical details

The vulnerability exists in the media replacement functionality of the Pagelayer plugin, specifically in the replace-media.php file. The issue stems from improper input validation and sanitization of user-supplied data when handling media file replacements (WordPress Plugin).

Impact

If exploited, this vulnerability could allow attackers to inject malicious scripts that execute in victims' browsers when they visit affected pages. This could lead to theft of sensitive information, session hijacking, or other client-side attacks.

Mitigation and workarounds

Website administrators running affected versions of the Pagelayer plugin should upgrade to version 2.0.1 or later, which contains the security fix for this vulnerability.

Additional resources


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