Page Builder: Pagelayer WordPress Plugin Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

A stored cross-site scripting vulnerability has been identified in the Page Builder: Pagelayer WordPress plugin, affecting versions prior to 1.8.8. The issue arises because the plugin fails to properly sanitize and escape certain settings. This flaw enables high-privilege users, such as administrators, to execute cross-site scripting attacks, even when unfiltered HTML is not allowed.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability allows for stored cross-site scripting, where injected scripts are executed in the context of the user.

Remediation

Users are advised to update the Page Builder: Pagelayer WordPress plugin to version 1.8.8 or later.