PatchSiren cyber security CVE debrief
CVE-2026-3297 softaculous CVE debrief
The Page Builder: Pagelayer – Drag and Drop website builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Anchor block in versions up to, and including, 2.0.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
- Vendor
- softaculous
- Product
- Page Builder: Pagelayer – Drag and Drop website builder
- CVSS
- MEDIUM 6.4
- CISA KEV
- Not listed in stored evidence
- Original CVE published
- 2026-06-13
- Original CVE updated
- 2026-06-15
- Advisory published
- 2026-06-13
- Advisory updated
- 2026-06-15
Who should care
Users of the Page Builder: Pagelayer – Drag and Drop website builder plugin for WordPress, particularly those with contributor-level access and above, should be aware of this vulnerability and take steps to mitigate it.
Technical summary
The vulnerability is caused by insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in the Anchor block of the Page Builder: Pagelayer plugin. This allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level access and above to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages.
Defensive priority
MEDIUM
Recommended defensive actions
- Update the Page Builder: Pagelayer plugin to a version that is not vulnerable (e.g., version 2.0.10 or later).
- Limit contributor-level access and above to only trusted users.
- Monitor pages for injected scripts.
Evidence notes
The CVE-2026-3297 record was published on [cve-org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-3297). The vulnerability details were obtained from [nvd](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-3297). Additional information can be found at [ref-4](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3506022/pagelayer) and [ref-5](https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9dc23817-f5fe-420a-8204-8440935f0bd7?source=cve).
Sources and references
Verified primary and authoritative sources
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CVE-2026-3297 CVE Program record
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified
URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-3297
CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.
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CVE-2026-3297 NVD vulnerability detail
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified
URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-3297
NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.
Supplemental references
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Source reference
Unverified legacy reference
URL: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3506022/pagelayer
Methodology and review provenance
AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.