PT-2024-36613 · WordPress · Essential Blocks

Dmitry Ignatyev · Published 2024-08-02 · Updated 2024-08-02 · CVE-2024-5595

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 The Essential Blocks WordPress plugin versions prior to 4.7.0

Description The issue concerns a lack of validation and escaping of certain block options in the plugin, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

Recommendations For versions prior to 4.7.0, update to version 4.7.0 or later to resolve the issue.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-5595

Affected Products

Essential Blocks

References · 5

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f2b8f092-4fc0-4edc-ba0f-d4312c2e5dec · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-5595 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5595 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvedetector/2328 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/88461 · Telegram Post