Description
The Page Builder: Pagelayer – Drag and Drop website builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized post publication due to insufficient validation on the pagelayer_save_content() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.8. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to bypass post moderation and publish posts to the site.
References (2)
Core 2
Scores
CVSS v3
4.3
EPSS
0.0027
EPSS Percentile
18.5%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-862
Status
published
Products (2)
pagelayer/pagelayer
< 2.0.0
softaculous/Page Builder: Pagelayer – Drag and Drop website builder
< 1.9.8
Published
Mar 13, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026