What the vulnerability does
01Description
The Page Builder: Pagelayer – Drag and Drop website builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘login_url’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link. A valid username/password pair needs to be supplied in order to be successfully exploited and any injected scripts will only execute in the context of that authenticated user.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
02Summary
Pagelayer contains a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in versions up to 2.0.0. An attacker can inject malicious scripts that execute in a victim's browser when they visit a crafted page. The vulnerability requires user interaction and has limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. Update to a version newer than 2.0.0 to remediate.
What an attacker can do
03Attacker Capabilities
Inject malicious scripts that run in a victim's browser when they visit a crafted page.
Potential impact on your site
04Site Impact
Visitors to your site could have their session cookies stolen or be redirected to malicious sites.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
Victim must visit a page containing the attacker's malicious payload; no authentication required.
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
May 24, 2025
CVE published
April 8, 2026
Record updated
