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        "state": "PUBLISHED",
        "assignerShortName": "Wordfence",
        "dateReserved": "2026-07-23T17:52:00.181Z",
        "datePublished": "2026-09-01T09:28:21.128Z",
        "dateUpdated": "2026-09-01T09:28:21.128Z"
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                    "product": "Live Composer – Free WordPress Website Builder",
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                    "lang": "en",
                    "value": "The Live Composer – Free WordPress Website Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via dslc_module_projects_output Shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.19 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. WordPress's shortcode-aware kses handling preserves the serialized shortcode body as a placeholder before content filtering runs, allowing attacker-controlled values such as view_all_link, main_heading_link_title, main_filter_title_all, and button_text to reach render-time sinks entirely unescaped."
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            "title": "Live Composer <= 2.1.19 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via dslc_module_projects_output Shortcode",
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                {
                    "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a8ae901a-c32a-43d8-b23b-088e695a5823?source=cve"
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                {
                    "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/live-composer-page-builder/tags/2.1.18/modules/projects/module.php#L6278"
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                {
                    "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/live-composer-page-builder/tags/2.1.18/modules/projects/module.php#L6025"
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                {
                    "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/live-composer-page-builder/tags/2.1.18/modules/projects/module.php#L6312"
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                {
                    "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/live-composer-page-builder/tags/2.1.18/modules/projects/module.php#L6563"
                },
                {
                    "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/live-composer-page-builder/tags/2.1.18/modules/projects/module.php#L6743"
                },
                {
                    "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3662813%40live-composer-page-builder&new=3662813%40live-composer-page-builder"
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                    "descriptions": [
                        {
                            "lang": "en",
                            "description": "CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')",
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                            "type": "CWE"
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                        "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
                        "baseScore": 6.4,
                        "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM"
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                {
                    "lang": "en",
                    "type": "finder",
                    "value": "Wordfence PRISM"
                }
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                {
                    "time": "2026-07-23T18:07:08.000Z",
                    "lang": "en",
                    "value": "Vendor Notified"
                },
                {
                    "time": "2026-08-31T20:53:53.000Z",
                    "lang": "en",
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