CVE-2024-1841: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in wpbakery WPBakery Page Builder
The wpbakery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Post Title tag attribute in all versions up to, and including, 7.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor access or higher, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2024-1841 is a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the WPBakery Page Builder WordPress plugin affecting all versions up to 7.5. The issue is due to improper neutralization of input during web page generation, specifically in the Post Title tag attribute. Authenticated attackers with contributor or higher privileges can inject arbitrary web scripts that execute when users view the compromised pages. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.4, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, privileges required, no user interaction, and impacts on confidentiality and integrity but not availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an authenticated user with contributor or higher privileges to inject persistent malicious scripts into pages. These scripts execute in the context of users viewing the affected pages, potentially leading to unauthorized actions or data disclosure limited to the confidentiality and integrity impacts defined by the CVSS vector. There is no indication of availability impact or known active exploitation.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict contributor-level access and higher to trusted users only. Monitor for plugin updates from WPBakery and apply any official patches promptly once released.
CVE-2024-1841: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in wpbakery WPBakery Page Builder
Description
The wpbakery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Post Title tag attribute in all versions up to, and including, 7.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor access or higher, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-1841 is a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the WPBakery Page Builder WordPress plugin affecting all versions up to 7.5. The issue is due to improper neutralization of input during web page generation, specifically in the Post Title tag attribute. Authenticated attackers with contributor or higher privileges can inject arbitrary web scripts that execute when users view the compromised pages. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.4, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, privileges required, no user interaction, and impacts on confidentiality and integrity but not availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an authenticated user with contributor or higher privileges to inject persistent malicious scripts into pages. These scripts execute in the context of users viewing the affected pages, potentially leading to unauthorized actions or data disclosure limited to the confidentiality and integrity impacts defined by the CVSS vector. There is no indication of availability impact or known active exploitation.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict contributor-level access and higher to trusted users only. Monitor for plugin updates from WPBakery and apply any official patches promptly once released.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-02-23T14:39:33.551Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6d40b7ef31ef0b56f6ab
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:44:32 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 1:48:42 PM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 5:21:03 PM
Views: 10
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