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CVE-2024-5595

MEDIUM 5.4 CVSS 3.1
Published
August 2, 2024
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Analyzed
Reported by
contact@wpscan.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 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 WordPress components

  • Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns Plugin · essential-blocks
    Confirmed match Active
    Before 4.7.0
    View on WordPress.org

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

  • Unknown Essential Blocks — Before 4.7.0
  • wpdeveloper essential_blocks — Before 4.7.0

References

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f2b8f092-4fc0-4edc-ba0f-d4312c2e5dec/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record