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TI-2020-17378 Aliases CVE-2020-28650GHSA-3w63-x258-gcc6

The WPBakery plugin before 6.4.1 for WordPress allows XSS because it calls…

Priority LOW 30CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

The WPBakery plugin before 6.4.1 for WordPress allows XSS because it calls kses_remove_filters to disable the standard WordPress XSS protection mechanism for the Author and Contributor roles.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00699 53rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wpbakery:page_builder:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*before 6.4.1Vulnerablewpbakery
  • cpe:2.3:a:wpbakery:page_builder:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 6.4.1 Vulnerable ·wpbakery

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-28650
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3w63-x258-gcc6

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2024-05303 WPBakery <= 7.7 - Authenticated (Author+) Local File Inclusion CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-14919 WordPress WPBakery Page Builder Plugin < 6.13.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2025-10227 WPBakery Page Builder <= 8.6.1 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting via vc_custom_heading Shortcode CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
  • TI-2025-10226 WPBakery Page Builder <= 8.6.1 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Custom JS Module CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
  • TI-2025-09185 WPBakery Page Builder <= 8.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
  • TI-2025-06839 WPBakery Page Builder for WordPress <= 8.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
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Sources

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