WordPress plugin
WP Page Builder <= 1.2.3 — Insecure Default to Unauthorized Page Editing
CVE-2021-24207Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: <1.2.4Update to 1.2.4 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- Medium5.4
- CVSS
- 5.4CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:LWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:LPrivileges required- Low
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:NConfidentiality- None
I:LIntegrity- Low
A:LAvailability- Low
- Required access
- Unknown
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
On this page8
Am I affected?
WP Page Builder wp-pagebuilder
- Affected< 1.2.4
- Patched in1.2.4
Update to 1.2.4 or newer.
You are affected if you run < 1.2.4. Version 1.2.4 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under WP Page Builder.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
What to do
- Update to version 1.2.4, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch WP Page Builder to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to Ram.
By default, the WP Page Builder WordPress plugin before 1.2.4 allows subscriber-level users to edit and make changes to any and all posts pages - user roles must be specifically blocked from editing posts and pages.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
Related CVEs
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All 4| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium5.5 | Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ≤1.2.8No patch available | CVE-2022-3830 | |
| Medium6.4 | Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ≤1.2.6Update to 1.2.7 | CVE-2022-40963 | |
| High7.4 | Multiple Stored Cross-Site scripting <1.2.4Update to 1.2.4 | CVE-2021-24208 |
- Medium5.5Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
≤1.2.8No patch available
- Medium6.4Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
≤1.2.6Update to 1.2.7
- High7.4Multiple Stored Cross-Site scripting
<1.2.4Update to 1.2.4
Timeline
CVE published
Severity medium, CVSS 5.4
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
- Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
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- CVSS / CWE
- National Vulnerability Database (NVD), shown unmodified. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
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- Summary, remediation guidance and page layout © VulnCrest. Not sourced from NVD.