# CVE-2026-120488: LaraDashboard stored cross-site scripting in page builder

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-120488-laradashboard-before-1-4-9-contains-a-stored-cross-site  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-11-02. Updated: 2026-11-02  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-120488 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.4 · Published 2026-11-02

LaraDashboard is a web-based dashboard builder that allows users to create pages with visual components. Authenticated users with page creation or editing permissions can inject malicious scripts into page builder blocks that execute when administrators preview or view those pages, potentially leading to account compromise or unauthorized actions.

Technologies: [LaraDashboard](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/laradashboard). Vendors: [LaraDashboard](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/laradashboard).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-120488 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-120488 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-120488?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.4, published 2 November 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** LaraDashboard before 1.4.9.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-120488?** Yes: fixed in 1.4.9. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-120488 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-120488?** Check whether you run LaraDashboard at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- Fixed in 1.4.9

## Technical details

A stored cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in LaraDashboard's LaraBuilder component, where unsanitized content from text-editor, HTML, text, and heading blocks is directly rendered without output encoding. Authenticated users with post.create or post.edit permissions can inject script or event-handler markup into the design_json block content that executes in administrator or Superadmin sessions, allowing credential theft or privilege escalation.

## Affected products

- LaraDashboard LaraDashboard before 1.4.9

## Timeline

- 2026-11-02: disclosed

## References

- [https://github.com/laradashboard/laradashboard/blob/v1.4.8/resources/js/lara-builder/blocks/text-editor/render.php](https://github.com/laradashboard/laradashboard/blob/v1.4.8/resources/js/lara-builder/blocks/text-editor/render.php)
- [https://github.com/laradashboard/laradashboard/commit/5955d725683b1e63af8c38a149211d6151465aed](https://github.com/laradashboard/laradashboard/commit/5955d725683b1e63af8c38a149211d6151465aed)

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