XSS in Boldgrid Post And Page Builder
CVE-2024-6848
The Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid – Visual Drag and Drop Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via file uploads in all versions up to, and including, 1.26.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping affecting the boldgrid_canvas_image AJAX endpoint. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses the SVG file.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
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: 0.005 (37.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 38th percentile — 37.6% 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: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4d5dcec8-fa36-43ab-9a35-0b391… (Third Party Advisory)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/post-and-page-builder/tags/1.26.6/includes/c… (Product)
- wordpress.org/plugins/post-and-page-builder/ (Product)
- github.com/BoldGrid/post-and-page-builder/pull/613/commits/64c33a6d0c9dbb0151d3… (Patch)
- github.com/BoldGrid/post-and-page-builder/issues/612 (Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-6848?
- CVE-2024-6848 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Boldgrid Post And Page Builder, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2024-07-20.
- How severe is CVE-2024-6848?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-6848 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.