CVE-2024-6848
BoldGrid WordPress Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
July 20, 2024, 12:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
March 20, 2025, 3:40 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.7
Exploitability Score :
3.1
Affected Products
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 20, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Added CWE CWE-79 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:boldgrid:post_and_page_builder:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.26.7 Added Reference Type CVE: https://github.com/BoldGrid/post-and-page-builder/issues/612 Types: Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory Added Reference Type Wordfence: https://github.com/BoldGrid/post-and-page-builder/issues/612 Types: Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory Added Reference Type CVE: https://github.com/BoldGrid/post-and-page-builder/pull/613/commits/64c33a6d0c9dbb0151d3af5fee9e026df6c5a2f6 Types: Patch Added Reference Type Wordfence: https://github.com/BoldGrid/post-and-page-builder/pull/613/commits/64c33a6d0c9dbb0151d3af5fee9e026df6c5a2f6 Types: Patch Added Reference Type CVE: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/post-and-page-builder/tags/1.26.6/includes/class-boldgrid-editor-ajax.php#L372 Types: Product Added Reference Type Wordfence: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/post-and-page-builder/tags/1.26.6/includes/class-boldgrid-editor-ajax.php#L372 Types: Product Added Reference Type CVE: https://wordpress.org/plugins/post-and-page-builder/#developers Types: Product Added Reference Type Wordfence: https://wordpress.org/plugins/post-and-page-builder/#developers Types: Product Added Reference Type CVE: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4d5dcec8-fa36-43ab-9a35-0b391fe1d88e?source=cve Types: Third Party Advisory Added Reference Type Wordfence: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4d5dcec8-fa36-43ab-9a35-0b391fe1d88e?source=cve Types: Third Party Advisory -
CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://github.com/BoldGrid/post-and-page-builder/issues/612 Added Reference https://github.com/BoldGrid/post-and-page-builder/pull/613/commits/64c33a6d0c9dbb0151d3af5fee9e026df6c5a2f6 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/post-and-page-builder/tags/1.26.6/includes/class-boldgrid-editor-ajax.php#L372 Added Reference https://wordpress.org/plugins/post-and-page-builder/#developers Added Reference https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4d5dcec8-fa36-43ab-9a35-0b391fe1d88e?source=cve -
CVE Received by [email protected]
Jul. 20, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description 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. Added Reference Wordfence https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4d5dcec8-fa36-43ab-9a35-0b391fe1d88e?source=cve [No types assigned] Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/post-and-page-builder/tags/1.26.6/includes/class-boldgrid-editor-ajax.php#L372 [No types assigned] Added Reference Wordfence https://wordpress.org/plugins/post-and-page-builder/#developers [No types assigned] Added Reference Wordfence https://github.com/BoldGrid/post-and-page-builder/pull/613/commits/64c33a6d0c9dbb0151d3af5fee9e026df6c5a2f6 [No types assigned] Added Reference Wordfence https://github.com/BoldGrid/post-and-page-builder/issues/612 [No types assigned] Added CWE Wordfence CWE-79 Added CVSS V3.1 Wordfence AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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