Vulnerability · Published Aug 2, 2024 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2024-5595Essential Blocks < 4.7.0 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Essential 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 39% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 61.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Essential Blocks WordPress plugin before 4.7.0 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 | Essential Blocks | 0 – before 4.7.0 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f2b8f092-4fc0-4edc-ba0f-d4312c2e5dec/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description