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CVE-2024-30442 (GCVE-0-2024-30442)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-03-29 17:13 – Updated: 2026-04-28 16:09
VLAI
Title
WordPress Bold Page Builder plugin <= 4.8.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Summary
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in BoldThemes Bold Page Builder allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Bold Page Builder: from n/a through 4.8.0.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-04-02 14:24 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
BoldThemes Bold Page Builder Affected: n/a , ≤ 4.8.0 (custom)
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Credits
Savphill (Patchstack Alliance)
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