PT-2023-31694 · WordPress · Pagelayer

Marc Montpas · Published 2023-10-16 · Updated 2023-10-20 · CVE-2023-5087

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.4

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions The Page Builder: Pagelayer WordPress plugin versions prior to 1.7.8

Description The issue allows attackers with author privileges and higher to insert malicious JavaScript inside a post's header or footer code. This can be exploited by inserting malicious code in the post's header or footer, potentially leading to security breaches.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.7.8, update to version 1.7.8 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the ability of authors and higher-privileged users to insert custom JavaScript code in post headers and footers until the update is applied.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-5087

Affected Products

Pagelayer

References · 5

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3b45cc0b-7378-49f3-900e-d0e18cd4b878 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-5087 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5087 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/72363 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1714006546823131174 · Twitter Post