Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability Affects Kadence WP Plugin
CVE-2024-9655

6.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
Gutenberg Blocks With Ai By Kadence WP – Page Builder Features
Vendor
CVE Published:
1 November 2024

Summary

The Gutenberg Blocks with AI plugin, developed by Kadence WP for WordPress, is susceptible to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks through its Icon widget. This vulnerability arises from inadequate input sanitization and output escaping for user-provided attributes, allowing authenticated attackers with contributor-level access and above to inject malicious web scripts. These scripts can execute when users access the affected pages, posing significant risks to website integrity and user safety.

Affected Version(s)

Gutenberg Blocks with AI by Kadence WP – Page Builder Features * <= 3.3.1

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kadence-blocks...
https://www.kadencewp.com/kadence-blocks/changelog/

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Craig Smith
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