CVE-2024-31306

WordPress Essential Blocks plugin <= 4.5.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Severity Score

6.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track

*SSVC

Descriptions

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in WPDeveloper Essential Blocks for Gutenberg allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Essential Blocks for Gutenberg: from n/a through 4.5.3.

Una vulnerabilidad de neutralización incorrecta de la entrada durante la generación de páginas web ("cross-site Scripting") en WPDeveloper Essential Blocks para Gutenberg permite XSS almacenado. Este problema afecta a los bloques esenciales para Gutenberg: desde n/a hasta 4.5.3.

The Essential Blocks for Gutenberg plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 4.5.3 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.

*Credits: NGÔ THIÊN AN / ancorn_ from VNPT-VCI (Patchstack Alliance)

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Partial

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2024-03-29 CVE Reserved
2024-04-05 CVE Published
2024-04-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-02 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CAPEC

CAPEC-592: Stored XSS

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/essential-blocks/wordpress-essential-blocks-plugin-4-5-3-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Essential Blocks Search vendor "Essential Blocks"		Essential Blocks Search vendor "Essential Blocks" for product "Essential Blocks"				>= 0.0.0 <= 4.5.3 Search vendor "Essential Blocks" for product "Essential Blocks" and version " >= 0.0.0 <= 4.5.3"		en		Affected