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CVE-2024-4891

MEDIUM 5.4 CVSS 3.1
Published
May 18, 2024
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
security@wordfence.com
Weakness
CWE-79
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

The Essential Blocks – Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks, Patterns & Templates plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘tagName’ parameter in versions up to, and including, 4.5.12 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Affected WordPress components

  • Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns Plugin · essential-blocks
    Confirmed match Active
    Up to and including 4.5.12
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A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • wpdevteam Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns — Up to and including 4.5.12
  • wpdeveloper essential_blocks — Before 4.5.13

References

  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/essential-blocks/trunk/blocks/AdvancedHeading.php#L115 Product
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3087677/ Patch, Product
  • www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e1bcebb3-920b-40cc-aa5c-24a1f729b28d?source=cve Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record