CVE-2024-2255 describes a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Essential Blocks – Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks, Patterns & Templates plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions up to and including 4.5.2. This flaw allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level permissions or higher to inject malicious web scripts into pages 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, no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 4.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wpdeveloper:essential_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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