Description
The Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'titleTag' attribute in all versions up to, and including, 5.7.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Published: 2025-10-18
Score: 6.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Stored Cross-Site Scripting (CWE-79).
Action: Apply Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

The Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns plugin contains a stored cross‑site scripting flaw due to inadequate sanitization of the 'titleTag' attribute. Authenticated users with Contributor level or higher can inject arbitrary JavaScript that will execute in the browsers of any visitor who loads the tampered page, potentially compromising confidentiality, integrity, or facilitating phishing or defacement attacks.

Affected Systems

Vendors affected are wpdevteam's Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns plugin. All releases up to and including 5.7.1 are vulnerable; any WordPress site using these plugin versions is at risk.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS base score of 6.4 indicates moderate severity, while an EPSS score of less than 1% suggests a low likelihood of exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability is not listed in CISA KEV, and it requires authenticated Contributor-level access to craft the payload, limiting attacker eligibility. Nevertheless, if an attacker gains such access, the stored payload can persist and affect all users who visit the compromised page.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 21, 2026 at 02:13 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade Gutenberg Essential Blocks to the latest version, which contains a fix for the stored XSS in the 'titleTag' attribute.
  • Restrict contributors from editing block titles that expose the 'titleTag' field, or remove contributor permissions for activating the plugin's block editing features.
  • Deploy a web application firewall or content security policy that blocks execution of unexpected JavaScript injected via block titles.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 21, 2026 at 02:13 UTC.

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History

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 20:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 20 Oct 2025 13:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Wpdevteam
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Vendors & Products Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Wpdevteam
Wpdevteam gutenberg Essential Blocks

Sat, 18 Oct 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'titleTag' attribute in all versions up to, and including, 5.7.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Title Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns <= 5.7.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


Subscriptions

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T17:14:28.369Z

Reserved: 2025-10-03T20:27:24.555Z

Link: CVE-2025-11270

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Updated: 2025-10-20T18:34:05.317Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2025-10-18T07:15:34.687

Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020

Link: CVE-2025-11270

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No data.

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Updated: 2026-04-21T02:15:06Z

Weaknesses