CVE-2024-9073 describes a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the GutenGeek Free Gutenberg Blocks for WordPress plugin, affecting all versions up to and including 1.1.3. This flaw allows authenticated attackers with Author-level privileges or higher to inject malicious web scripts through SVG file uploads due to insufficient input sanitization. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.4 (MEDIUM), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and resulting in low impact to confidentiality and integrity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gutengeek:free_gutenberg_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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