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CVE-2021-24244: An AJAX action registered by the WPBakery Page Builder (Visual Composer) Clipboard WordPress plugin before 4.5.8 did not have capability checks, allowing low privilege users, such as subscribers, to u

medium Affects wpbakery-page-builder-clipboard (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published ; advisory modified .

An AJAX action registered by the WPBakery Page Builder (Visual Composer) Clipboard WordPress plugin before 4.5.8 did not have capability checks, allowing low privilege users, such as subscribers, to u

Package
wpbakery-page-builder-clipboard (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
>=4.5.0 and <4.5.8
Fixed in
4.5.8
Severity
medium  CVSS 6.5
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (60.8th percentile)
Published
2021-05-06
Source
nvd

References

CWE-863
NVD recordwpbakery-page-builder-clipboard (WordPress plugin) advisories

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