CVE-2024-34573: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in Pootlepress Pootle Pagebuilder – WordPress Page builder
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Pootlepress Pootle Pagebuilder – WordPress Page builder allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Pootle Pagebuilder – WordPress Page builder: from n/a through 5.7.1.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2024-34573) in Pootlepress Pootle Pagebuilder for WordPress is a stored cross-site scripting (CWE-79) issue caused by improper input neutralization during web page generation. It affects all versions up to 5.7.1. The CVSS 3.1 score of 6.5 indicates a medium severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, requiring privileges and user interaction, and impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No patch or official remediation level has been disclosed, and no known exploitation has been reported.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with low privileges to inject malicious scripts that execute in the context of other users, potentially leading to data disclosure, modification, or disruption of service. The impact affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability but requires user interaction and some privileges, limiting the ease of exploitation.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, consider restricting user privileges to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious activity related to page content input. Avoid enabling untrusted users to add or edit page content that could be stored and rendered.
CVE-2024-34573: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in Pootlepress Pootle Pagebuilder – WordPress Page builder
Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Pootlepress Pootle Pagebuilder – WordPress Page builder allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Pootle Pagebuilder – WordPress Page builder: from n/a through 5.7.1.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2024-34573) in Pootlepress Pootle Pagebuilder for WordPress is a stored cross-site scripting (CWE-79) issue caused by improper input neutralization during web page generation. It affects all versions up to 5.7.1. The CVSS 3.1 score of 6.5 indicates a medium severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, requiring privileges and user interaction, and impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No patch or official remediation level has been disclosed, and no known exploitation has been reported.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with low privileges to inject malicious scripts that execute in the context of other users, potentially leading to data disclosure, modification, or disruption of service. The impact affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability but requires user interaction and some privileges, limiting the ease of exploitation.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, consider restricting user privileges to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious activity related to page content input. Avoid enabling untrusted users to add or edit page content that could be stored and rendered.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Patchstack
- Date Reserved
- 2024-05-06T19:26:26.379Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 69f16569cbff5d86104ad7c6
Added to database: 4/29/2026, 1:56:57 AM
Last enriched: 4/29/2026, 6:52:38 AM
Last updated: 6/13/2026, 10:28:13 AM
Views: 23
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