CVE-2023-0399: Image Over Image For WPBakery Page Builder < 3.0 - Contributor+ Stored XSS

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2023-04-03 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

The Image Over Image For WPBakery Page Builder WordPress plugin before 3.0 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

Affected products

Image Over Image For WPBakery Page Builder: before 3.0 — fixed in 3.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Image Over Image For WPBakery Page Builder 3.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/702d7bbe-93cc-4bc2-b41d-cb66e08c99a7
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/702d7bbe-93cc-4bc2-b41d-cb66e08c99a7

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