CVE-2024-27997: WordPress Visual Composer plugin <= 45.6.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.9 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-03-19 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Visual Composer Visual Composer Website Builder visualcomposer.This issue affects Visual Composer Website Builder: from n/a through <= 45.6.0.

Affected products

Visual Composer Website Builder: through 45.6.0

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/visualcomposer/vulnerability/wordpress-visual-composer-website-builder-landing-page-builder-custom-theme-builder-maintenance-mode-coming-soon-pages-plugin-45-6-0-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/visualcomposer/wordpress-visual-composer-website-builder-landing-page-builder-custom-theme-builder-maintenance-mode-coming-soon-pages-plugin-45-6-0-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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