PT-2024-16454 · WordPress · Ultimate Blocks

Dmitry Ignatyev · Published 2024-12-13 · Updated 2025-10-17 · CVE-2024-10678

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.4

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Ultimate Blocks WordPress plugin versions prior to 3.2.4

Description The issue is related to the Ultimate Blocks WordPress plugin not validating and escaping some of its block options before outputting them back in a page or post where the block is embedded. This could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

Recommendations For Ultimate Blocks WordPress plugin versions prior to 3.2.4, update to version 3.2.4 or later to mitigate the risk of Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the vulnerable block options until a patch is available.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-10678

Affected Products

Ultimate Blocks

References · 15

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9342c6a1-4f9a-45f3-911d-0dfee4657243 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-10678 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-10678 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/121449 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/transilienceai/status/1868887625861407187 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/transilienceai/status/1868887668647403816 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/transilienceai/status/1868887652646158670 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/104137 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/transilienceai/status/1868887659046670803 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/transilienceai/status/1868887634216403431 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/dailycve/status/1979059364917833927 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvedetector/12837 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/transilienceai/status/1868887644773503046 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1867537610303750536 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1867493036868968800 · Twitter Post