CVE-2023-5087: The Page Builder: Pagelayer WordPress plugin before 1.7.8 doesn't prevent attackers with author privileges and higher from inserting malicious JavaScript inside a post's header or footer code.

medium Affects pagelayer (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2023-10-16; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The Page Builder: Pagelayer WordPress plugin before 1.7.8 doesn't prevent attackers with author privileges and higher from inserting malicious JavaScript inside a post's header or footer code.

Package: pagelayer (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <1.7.8
Fixed in: 1.7.8
Severity: medium CVSS 5.4
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (41.6th percentile)
Published: 2023-10-16
Source: nvd

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