CVE-2024-2509 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Gutenberg Blocks by Kadence Blocks WordPress plugin before 3.2.26 does not validate and escape some of its block options before outputting them back in a page/post where the block is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks

Published: 2024-04-05

Score: 6.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

Gutenberg Blocks by Kadence Blocks

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 3.2.26

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:kadencewp:gutenberg_blocks_with_ai:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00213.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://research.cleantalk.org/cve-2024-2509/
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/dec4a632-e04b-4fdd-86e4-48304b892a4f/

History

Tue, 13 May 2025 01:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Kadencewp Kadencewp gutenberg Blocks With Ai
Weaknesses		CWE-79
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:kadencewp:gutenberg_blocks_with_ai::::::wordpress::*
Vendors & Products		Kadencewp Kadencewp gutenberg Blocks With Ai

Subscriptions

Kadencewp Gutenberg Blocks With Ai

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2024-04-05T05:00:02.334Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T19:18:46.944Z

Reserved: 2024-03-15T15:09:49.018Z

Link: CVE-2024-2509

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-01T19:18:46.944Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-04-05T05:15:07.463

Modified: 2025-05-13T00:41:04.047

Link: CVE-2024-2509

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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