Vulnerability · Published Apr 5, 2024 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2024-2509Gutenberg Blocks by Kadence Blocks < 3.2.26 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Gutenberg Blocks by Kadence Blocks from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 37% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 62.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Gutenberg Blocks by Kadence Blocks WordPress plugin before 3.2.26 does not validate and escape some of its block options before outputting them back in a page/post where the block is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Gutenberg Blocks by Kadence Blocks | 0 – before 3.2.26 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/dec4a632-e04b-4fdd-86e4-48304b892a4f/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description
- https://research.cleantalk.org/cve-2024-2509/