Stored Cross-Site Scripting in Qi Blocks WordPress Plugin
CVE-2025-1627
5.4MEDIUM
Key Information:
Badges
👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC
What is CVE-2025-1627?
The Qi Blocks WordPress plugin, prior to version 1.4, fails to validate and escape certain block options before rendering them in pages or posts. This oversight can lead to stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities, allowing users with contributor roles and above to inject malicious scripts into the web application, potentially compromising user data and security.
Affected Version(s)
Qi Blocks 0 < 1.4
Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)
PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.
References
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
- 🟡
Public PoC available
- 👾
Exploit known to exist
Vulnerability published
Vulnerability Reserved
Credit
Krugov Artyom
WPScan