XSS in Themeum Wp Page Builder

CVE-2021-24208

The editor of the WP Page Builder WordPress plugin before 1.2.4 allows lower-privileged users to insert unfiltered HTML, including JavaScript, into pages via the “Raw HTML” widget and the “Custom HTML” widgets (though the custom HTML widget requires sending a crafted request - it appears that this widget uses some form of client side validation but not server side validation), all of which are added via the “page_builder_data” parameter when performing the “wppb_page_save” AJAX action. It is also possible to insert malicious JavaScript via the “wppb_page_css” parameter (this can be done by closing out the style tag and opening a script tag) when performing the “wppb_page_save” AJAX action.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.007 (47.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-24208?
CVE-2021-24208 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Themeum Wp Page Builder, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2021-04-05.
How severe is CVE-2021-24208?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-24208 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.