The WPBakery Page Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the vc_custom_heading shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 8.6.1. This is due to insufficient restriction of allowed HTML tags and improper sanitization of user-supplied attributes in the font_container parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher to inject arbitrary web scripts in posts that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page via the vc_custom_heading shortcode with malicious tag and text attributes granted they have access to use WPBakery shortcodes.
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| Description | The WPBakery Page Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the vc_custom_heading shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 8.6.1. This is due to insufficient restriction of allowed HTML tags and improper sanitization of user-supplied attributes in the font_container parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher to inject arbitrary web scripts in posts that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page via the vc_custom_heading shortcode with malicious tag and text attributes granted they have access to use WPBakery shortcodes. | |
| Title | WPBakery Page Builder <= 8.6.1 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting via vc_custom_heading Shortcode | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-80 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Wordfence
Published: 2025-10-15T06:43:56.365Z
Updated: 2025-10-15T16:13:10.184Z
Reserved: 2025-09-29T15:17:13.737Z
Link: CVE-2025-11161
Updated: 2025-10-15T16:13:03.433Z
Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2025-10-15T07:15:32.023
Modified: 2025-10-16T15:29:11.563
Link: CVE-2025-11161
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