Mega Addons For WPBakery Page Builder < 4.3.0 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Priority MEDIUM 58Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The Mega Addons For WPBakery Page Builder WordPress plugin before 4.3.0 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 0.00444 38th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed Mega Addons For WPBakery Page Builder (Unknown): 4.3.0
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 | Mega Addons For WPBakery Page Builder | before 4.3.0 | 4.3.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- Mega Addons For WPBakery Page Builder VendorUnknown Affected before 4.3.0 Fixed in 4.3.0 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:topdigitaltrends:mega_addons_for_wpbakery_page_builder:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 4.3.0 | Vulnerable | Topdigitaltrends |
- cpe:2.3:a:topdigitaltrends:mega_addons_for_wpbakery_page_builder:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 4.3.0 Vulnerable ·Topdigitaltrends
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Mega Addons For WPBakery Page Builder (Unknown) Fixed in 4.3.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-0268
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3xph-666w-r62g
References
More Topdigitaltrends Mega Addons For Wpbakery Page Builder vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-17037 WordPress Mega Addons For WPBakery Page Builder plugin <= 4.2.7 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-04114 Mega Addons For WPBakery Page Builder <= 4.3.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Settings Update CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2023-0268 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-0268 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3xph-666w-r62g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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