TI-2023-04319 Aliases CVE-2023-4687 GHSA-mqx8-vg45-6p4q

PageLayer < 1.7.7 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS

MEDIUM 60Published 2023-10-16 · Updated 2025-04-23

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
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 Page Builder: Pagelayer WordPress plugin before 1.7.7 doesn't prevent unauthenticated attackers from updating a post's header or footer code on scheduled posts.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00526 44th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD

Fix Fixed Page Builder: Pagelayer (Unknown): 1.7.7

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: Pagelayer	1.3.2 to before 1.7.7	1.7.7	Patch available	CNA

Page Builder: Pagelayer VendorUnknown Affected 1.3.2 to before 1.7.7 Fixed in 1.7.7 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:pagelayer:pagelayer::::::wordpress::*	before 1.7.7	Vulnerable	Pagelayer

cpe:2.3:a:pagelayer:pagelayer:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.7.7 Vulnerable ·Pagelayer

Remediation

Fix · CNA Page Builder: Pagelayer (Unknown) Fixed in 1.7.7

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-4687
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mqx8-vg45-6p4q

References

Exploit 1

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/31596fc5-4203-40c4-9b0a-e8a37faafddd

TI-2023-04681 PageLayer < 1.7.8 - Author+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
TI-2024-07994 Page Builder: Pagelayer < 1.9.0- Admin+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
TI-2024-07811 Pagelayer < 1.8.8 - Admin+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
TI-2023-04713 PageLayer < 1.8.0 - Author+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
TI-2020-18385 An issue was discovered in the PageLayer plugin before 1.1.2 for WordPress. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2024-20191 WordPress PageLayer plugin <= 1.8.1 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8

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Sources

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