CVE-2024-8426Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Stored XSS via unsanitized Google API key

Published May 15, 2025 · Updated May 17, 2025

Stored XSS in Softaculous Pagelayer before 1.8.8 allows remote authenticated users with administrator access to inject scripts via settings. The Integration tab accepts a crafted Google API key without sanitizing it and later renders the saved value without output escaping. The attack requires administrator access and disabled unfiltered_html; the script runs when Pagelayer settings are viewed.

CVSS severity4.8
Medium
EPSS probability0.31%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stored XSS in Softaculous Pagelayer before 1.8.8 allows remote authenticated users with administrator access to inject scripts via settings. The Integration tab accepts a crafted Google API key without sanitizing it and later renders the saved value without output escaping. The attack requires administrator access and disabled unfiltered_html; the script runs when Pagelayer settings are viewed.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-8426
Published
May 15, 2025
Updated
May 17, 2025
Vendor
Softaculous
Product
Pagelayer
Classifications
CWE-79
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 15, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 17, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <1.8.8

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Softaculous · Pagelayerversion=0 <1.8.8

Published CVSS scores

4.8CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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