Vulnerability · Published Sep 30, 2025 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2025-8624Nexa Blocks <= 1.1.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Google Maps Widget
Medium 6.4
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Nexa Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE from wpdive. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 16% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Nexa Blocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's Google Maps widget in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| wpdive | Nexa Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE | 0 – through 1.1.0 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9efce080-9f7a-40a0-b084-513e07afe1c9?source=cve
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/nexa-blocks/#developers
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3392899%40nexa-blocks&new=3392899%40nexa-blocks&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=