Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Nick Diego Blox Lite blox-lite allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Blox Lite: from n/a through <= 1.2.8.
Published: 2025-10-27
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

The Blox Lite plugin stores user input without proper neutralization, creating a stored cross‑site scripting flaw. An attacker can embed malicious JavaScript that will later execute in any victim’s browser when the stored data is rendered. This could allow cookie theft, session hijack, defacement, or execution of arbitrary code within the context of the author’s permissions. The weakness is catalogued as CWE-79.

Affected Systems

WordPress users running Nick Diego’s Blox Lite plugin version 1.2.8 or earlier are affected. The vulnerability applies to all product releases up to and including 1.2.8, regardless of the WordPress version installed. Users must verify which plugin revision they have and upgrade if a later release has been issued.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 6.5 indicates a moderate impact. The EPSS score of less than 1% signals a very low probability of exploitation at this time, and the vulnerability is not listed in CISA’s KEV catalog. However, because the flaw is stored, merely submitting malicious content via the plugin’s input fields can expose all visitors who load the affected page. The likely attack vector is a web‑based injection through any form or content entry point that the plugin processes.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 29, 2026 at 20:36 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade Blox Lite to a version newer than 1.2.8 to eliminate the stored XSS fault.
  • If an immediate upgrade is not feasible, temporarily deactivate the plugin to remove the vulnerable code path.
  • Restrict roles that can add content processed by Blox Lite or sanitize all user‑generated content before rendering to ensure no script payloads are stored.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 29, 2026 at 20:36 UTC.

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History

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

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{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

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


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


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{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


Mon, 27 Oct 2025 22:30:00 +0000

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Vendors & Products Wordpress
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Mon, 27 Oct 2025 02:00:00 +0000

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Description Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Nick Diego Blox Lite blox-lite allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Blox Lite: from n/a through <= 1.2.8.
Title WordPress Blox Lite plugin <= 1.2.8 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-79
References

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:14:06.531Z

Reserved: 2025-10-24T14:24:48.653Z

Link: CVE-2025-62940

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-10-27T15:12:38.611Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2025-10-27T02:15:54.030

Modified: 2026-04-27T17:16:36.340

Link: CVE-2025-62940

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No data.

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Updated: 2026-04-29T20:45:19Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

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