CVE-2023-5124

PageLayer < 1.8.0 - Author+ Stored XSS

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Published Jan 29, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 4.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

Page Builder: Pagelayer

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`1.3.2`	affected	< 1.8.0

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:pagelayer:pagelayer:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

No advisories available

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.377% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1ef86546-3467-432c-a863-1ca3e5c65bd4/

History

May 22, 2025 6:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Pagelayer Pagelayer

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: May 22, 2025, 5:24 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Jan 29, 2024, 2:44 PM
Updated: May 22, 2025, 5:24 PM
Reserved: Sep 22, 2023, 3:11 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 7:44 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 7:44 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:47 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 29, 2024, 3:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:47 AM

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