XSS in Fastlinemedia Beaver Builder
CVE-2022-2716
The Beaver Builder – WordPress Page Builder for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'Text Editor' block in versions up to, and including, 2.5.5.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with access to the Beaver Builder editor to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (44.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 44th percentile — 44.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.006 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Fastlinemedia Beaver Builder
- Justinbusa Beaver Builder – WordPress Page — versions 2.5.5.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.wpbeaverbuilder.com/change-logs/ (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/ (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-2716?
- CVE-2022-2716 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fastlinemedia Beaver Builder, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2022-09-06.
- How severe is CVE-2022-2716?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-2716 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.