Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Ultimate Blocks Ultimate Blocks ultimate-blocks allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Ultimate Blocks: from n/a through <= 3.2.9.
Published: 2025-05-07
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

This flaw is a DOM‑based Cross‑Site Scripting vulnerability that arises from improper neutralization of user input during page rendering in the Ultimate Blocks WordPress plugin. Because the plugin fails to sanitize or escape data it incorporates into the browser DOM, an attacker can inject arbitrary JavaScript that executes in the context of any user who visits a manipulated page, allowing theft of session cookies, redirection, or the execution of further malicious actions.

Affected Systems

All installations of the Ultimate Blocks plugin for WordPress that are version 3.2.9 or earlier. No specific sub‑versions are listed beyond the <= 3.2.9 cutoff.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 6.5 places this vulnerability in the moderate range, and the EPSS score of less than 1% indicates that it is considered unlikely to be widely exploited in the near term. The vulnerability does not appear in the CISA KEV catalog, so no known active exploits are reported. The attack surface is client‑side; an attacker only needs to entice a victim to load a page containing crafted input, requiring no privileged access or server‑side code execution.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 30, 2026 at 20:31 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update Ultimate Blocks to a version newer than 3.2.9 or the latest release that includes the XSS fix.
  • If an update cannot be applied immediately, deactivate or uninstall the plugin to prevent further exploitation.
  • Apply browser‑side defenses such as a Content Security Policy that limits script execution to trusted origins, or use a security plugin that enforces input sanitization for WordPress content.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 30, 2026 at 20:31 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-13830 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Ultimate Blocks Ultimate Blocks allows DOM-Based XSS. This issue affects Ultimate Blocks: from n/a through 3.2.9.
History

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}


Wed, 01 Apr 2026 23:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Ultimate Blocks Ultimate Blocks allows DOM-Based XSS. This issue affects Ultimate Blocks: from n/a through 3.2.9. Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Ultimate Blocks Ultimate Blocks ultimate-blocks allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Ultimate Blocks: from n/a through <= 3.2.9.
Title WordPress Ultimate Blocks <= 3.2.9 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability WordPress Ultimate Blocks plugin <= 3.2.9 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}


Mon, 14 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00039}

epss

{'score': 0.00045}


Wed, 07 May 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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


Wed, 07 May 2025 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Ultimate Blocks Ultimate Blocks allows DOM-Based XSS. This issue affects Ultimate Blocks: from n/a through 3.2.9.
Title WordPress Ultimate Blocks <= 3.2.9 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}


Subscriptions

No data.

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:12:42.766Z

Reserved: 2025-05-07T09:39:15.825Z

Link: CVE-2025-47493

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-05-07T14:47:29.276Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2025-05-07T15:16:03.600

Modified: 2026-04-23T15:30:19.737

Link: CVE-2025-47493

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-30T20:45:36Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')