CVE-2020-28650: The WPBakery plugin before 6.4.1 for WordPress allows XSS because it calls kses_remove_filters to disable the standard WordPress XSS protection mechanism for the Author and Contributor roles.

medium Affects page-builder (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2020-11-16; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The WPBakery plugin before 6.4.1 for WordPress allows XSS because it calls kses_remove_filters to disable the standard WordPress XSS protection mechanism for the Author and Contributor roles.

Package: page-builder (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <6.4.1
Fixed in: 6.4.1
Severity: medium CVSS 6.4
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (53.0th percentile)
Published: 2020-11-16
Source: nvd

References

CWE-79

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