CVE-2024-8241 describes a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Nova Blocks by Pixelgrade WordPress plugin, affecting all versions up to and including 2.1.7. This flaw allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher to inject malicious web scripts into pages through the 'align' attribute of the 'wp:separator' Gutenberg block due to insufficient input sanitization. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 5.4 (Medium), indicating a low attack complexity and requiring user interaction, with potential impacts of limited confidentiality and integrity compromise. There is currently 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.1.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pixelgrade:nova_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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