Vulnerability · Published Oct 11, 2024 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2024-9616BlockMeister – Block Pattern Builder <= 3.1.10 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Medium 6.1
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in BlockMeister – Block Pattern Builder from blockmeister. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 37% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The BlockMeister – Block Pattern Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting due to the use of add_query_arg without appropriate escaping on the URL in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.10. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| blockmeister | BlockMeister – Block Pattern Builder | 0 – through 3.1.10 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/584d4517-1152-42fa-9ea9-a9e9ed8996fa?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/blockmeister/tags/3.1.10/includes/Pattern_Builder/Admin/BlockMeister_Pattern_List_Table.php#L272
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/blockmeister/tags/3.1.10/includes/JSON_File_Uploader.php#L31
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3165925%40blockmeister&new=3165925%40blockmeister&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/blockmeister/tags/3.1.11/includes/JSON_File_Uploader.php?rev=3165925#L31