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CVE-2024-43960: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') in Page Builder Addons Web and WooCommerce Addons for WPBakery Builder

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VulnerabilityCVE-2024-43960cvecve-2024-43960cwe-79
Published: Thu Aug 29 2024 (08/29/2024, 17:47:33 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Page Builder Addons
Product: Web and WooCommerce Addons for WPBakery Builder

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Page Builder Addons Web and WooCommerce Addons for WPBakery Builder allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Web and WooCommerce Addons for WPBakery Builder: from n/a through 1.4.6.

CVSS v3.1

Score 5.9medium

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

Affected software

Affected versions
<=1.4.6

AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 04/29/2026, 03:53:40 UTC

Technical Analysis

This vulnerability (CVE-2024-43960) involves improper input sanitization in the Web and WooCommerce Addons for WPBakery Builder, leading to stored cross-site scripting (CWE-79). An attacker with high privileges and requiring user interaction can exploit this to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of affected web pages. The issue affects versions up to 1.4.6 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.9, indicating medium severity. No patch or official remediation level has been published yet, and no known exploits have been reported.

Potential Impact

Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with high privileges to inject malicious scripts that execute in the context of users viewing the affected pages, potentially leading to information disclosure, session hijacking, or other impacts related to cross-site scripting. The vulnerability requires user interaction and elevated privileges, which limits the attack scope. There are no known active exploits reported.

Mitigation Recommendations

Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, administrators should restrict high privilege access to trusted users and consider additional input validation or web application firewall rules to mitigate potential exploitation. Monitor vendor channels for updates.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
Patchstack
Date Reserved
2024-08-18T21:56:50.561Z
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED
Remediation Level
null

Threat ID: 69f165dccbff5d86104b5acb

Added to database: 4/29/2026, 1:58:52 AM

Last enriched: 4/29/2026, 3:53:40 AM

Last updated: 6/13/2026, 10:30:13 AM

Views: 17

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