Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Content Blocks Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2024-6432

5.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Vanderwijk
Status
Content Blocks (custom Post Widget)
Vendor
CVE Published:
20 February 2025

Summary

The Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) plugin for WordPress has a vulnerability that allows for Stored Cross-Site Scripting through the 'content' parameter in its shortcode. This issue arises from inadequate input sanitization and output escaping in all versions up to 3.3.5. Authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access or higher can exploit this vulnerability to inject malicious web scripts. These scripts execute whenever users visit the affected pages, posing significant security risks to WordPress sites utilizing this plugin.

Affected Version(s)

Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) * <= 3.3.5

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-post-wi...
https://wordpress.org/plugins/custom-post-widget/#developers

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

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