CVE-2022-2716

Beaver Builder – WordPress Page Builder <= 2.5.5.2 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Text Editor

Severity Score

5.4

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The Beaver Builder – WordPress Page Builder for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'Text Editor' block in versions up to, and including, 2.5.5.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with access to the Beaver Builder editor to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

El Beaver Builder - WordPress Page Builder para WordPress es vulnerable al Stored Cross-Site Scripting por medio del bloque "Text Editor" en versiones hasta, e incluyendo, la 2.5.5.2 debido a un saneo insuficiente de entrada y escape de la salida. Esto hace posible a atacantes autenticados con acceso al editor de Beaver Builder inyectar scripts web arbitrarios en las páginas que ejecutarán cada vez que un usuario acceda a una página inyectada.

*Credits: Zhouyuan Yang

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2022-08-08 CVE Reserved
2022-08-29 CVE Published
2024-03-29 EPSS Updated
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source
https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2022-2716	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.wpbeaverbuilder.com/change-logs	2022-09-13

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Fastlinemedia Search vendor "Fastlinemedia"		Beaver Builder Search vendor "Fastlinemedia" for product "Beaver Builder"				<= 2.5.5.2 Search vendor "Fastlinemedia" for product "Beaver Builder" and version " <= 2.5.5.2"		lite, wordpress		Affected