Page Builder: Live Composer < 1.5.23 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode
Priority MEDIUM 58CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The Page Builder: Live Composer WordPress plugin before 1.5.23 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00393 33rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed Page Builder: Live Composer (Unknown): 1.5.23
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Page Builder: Live Composer | before 1.5.23 | 1.5.23 | Patch available | CNA |
- Page Builder: Live Composer VendorUnknown Affected before 1.5.23 Fixed in 1.5.23 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:blueastral:page_builder\:_live_composer:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | _live_composer | Vulnerable | Live Composer Team |
- cpe:2.3:a:blueastral:page_builder\:_live_composer:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions _live_composer Vulnerable ·Live Composer Team
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Page Builder: Live Composer (Unknown) Fixed in 1.5.23
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-4669
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4mw6-hf2w-jx7x
References
More Live Composer Team Page Builder vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-28634 WordPress Page Builder: Live Composer Plugin <= 1.5.25 is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.7
- TI-2024-23648 WordPress Page Builder: Live Composer plugin <= 1.5.42 - Contributor+ Shortcode Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2023-28621 WordPress Page Builder: Live Composer Plugin <= 1.5.23 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2024-23637 WordPress Page Builder: Live Composer plugin <= 2.1.22 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
Sources
- CVE-2022-4669 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-4669 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4mw6-hf2w-jx7x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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