Vulnerability · Published Jan 30, 2025 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2024-13732Responsive Blocks – WordPress Gutenberg Blocks <= 1.9.9 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via section_tag Parameter
Medium 6.4
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Responsive Blocks – Page Builder for Blocks & Patterns from cyberchimps. 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 33% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Responsive Blocks – WordPress Gutenberg Blocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘section_tag’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| cyberchimps | Responsive Blocks – Page Builder for Blocks & Patterns | 0 – through 1.9.9 |
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/1c0e5c85-72c3-4f09-aade-ec5a82b9cc41?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/responsive-block-editor-addons/trunk/src/blocks/post-carousel/index.php#L643
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/responsive-block-editor-addons
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3231017/