TI-2024-01714 Aliases CVE-2024-1842 GHSA-mfp6-jw3x-8gw7

Cross-site scripting in WPBakery Page Builder

LOW 28CWE-79Published 2024-05-02 · Updated 2026-04-08

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 for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Custom Heading tag attribute in all versions up to, and including, 7.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor access or higher, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.0032 25th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
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
wpbakery	WPBakery Page Builder	up to 7.5	—	No fix listed	CNA

WPBakery Page Builder Vendorwpbakery Affected up to 7.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:wpbakery:page_builder::::::wordpress::*	before 7.6	Vulnerable	wpbakery

cpe:2.3:a:wpbakery:page_builder:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 7.6 Vulnerable ·wpbakery

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-1842
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mfp6-jw3x-8gw7

References

Advisory 1

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/674e6722-d293-4572-80bf-984e74c3e33f?source=cve

Other 1

https://kb.wpbakery.com/docs/preface/release-notes/

TI-2024-05303 WPBakery <= 7.7 - Authenticated (Author+) Local File Inclusion CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2020-17378 The WPBakery plugin before 6.4.1 for WordPress allows XSS because it calls… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
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

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Sources

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