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CVE-2024-34573: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in Pootlepress Pootle Pagebuilder – WordPress Page builder

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VulnerabilityCVE-2024-34573cvecve-2024-34573cwe-79
Published: Wed May 08 2024 (05/08/2024, 09:00:31 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Pootlepress
Product: 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

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Affected software

Affected versions
<=5.7.1

AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 04/29/2026, 06:52:38 UTC

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.

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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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