softaculous Page Builder Plugin up to 2.0.7 on WordPress crlf injection

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5.2$0-$5k1.72+

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in softaculous Page Builder Plugin up to 2.0.7 on WordPress. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation causes crlf injection. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-2442. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in softaculous Page Builder Plugin up to 2.0.7 on WordPress and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a crlf injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-93. The product uses CRLF (carriage return line feeds) as a special element, e.g. to separate lines or records, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes CRLF sequences from inputs. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The Page Builder: Pagelayer – Drag and Drop website builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences ('CRLF Injection') in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.7. This is due to the contact form handler performing placeholder substitution on attacker-controlled form fields and then passing the resulting values into email headers without removing CR/LF characters. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary email headers (for example Bcc / Cc) and abuse form email delivery via the 'email' parameter granted they can target a contact form configured to use placeholders in mail template headers.

The weakness was presented by Drew Webber. The advisory is shared at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-2442 since 02/13/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/28/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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CNA Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Crlf injection
CWE: CWE-93 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

02/13/2026 CVE reserved
03/28/2026 +43 days Advisory disclosed
03/28/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/28/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Researcher: Drew Webber
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2026-2442 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-2442
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-354073

Entryinfo

Created: 03/28/2026 12:57
Changes: 03/28/2026 12:57 (64)
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Cache ID: 216:030:103

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