CVE-2024-5221 describes a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Qi Blocks plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions up to and including 1.2.9. This flaw allows authenticated attackers with Author-level access or higher to inject malicious web scripts through the plugin's file uploader due to inadequate input sanitization and output escaping. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 5.4 (Medium), indicating a low-complexity attack that can lead to client-side script execution when a user visits an affected page, potentially compromising user sessions or defacing content. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qodeinteractive:qi_blocks:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | ||
>= 0, <= 1.2.9CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:qodeinteractive:qi_blocks:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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