Description
The Gutenverse – WordPress Blocks, Page Builder & Site Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'titleTag' Block Attribute in all versions up to, and including, 4.0.2 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. The malicious titleTag value survives wp_kses_post on save because it is stored inside a block-comment delimiter and the live HTML is only synthesized at render time by do_blocks(), meaning the payload also fires in administrator and editor sessions during post preview.
Published: 2026-08-25
Score: 6.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Stored Cross‑Site Scripting (XSS)
Action: Patch Promptly
AI Analysis

Impact

The Gutenverse plugin for WordPress contains a stored Cross‑Site Scripting weakness in its 'titleTag' block attribute; contributor‑level or higher users can embed malicious JavaScript that bypasses wp_kses_post sanitization and is preserved during storage. When a page containing the injected titleTag is rendered, the script executes for all visitors, including administrators, potentially stealing session data, performing phishing, or defacing the site.

Affected Systems

WordPress sites running the Gutenverse plugin up to and including version 4.0.2 are affected; any installation that has contributors or higher roles is vulnerable. All releases of the plugin through 4.0.2 require an upgrade to 4.0.3 or later to remediate the flaw.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS v3 score of 6.4 reflects a high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with an authenticated network attack vector. No EPSS score is available and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, indicating limited known exploitation. Nonetheless, because contributor access is common on many sites and the stored script triggers in both frontend and backend contexts, the potential damage from a single compromised contributor is significant. The likely attack vector involves an authenticated user crafting block content that contains malicious JavaScript in the titleTag field, which then persists and executes on all page viewings.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 25, 2026 at 04:21 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Apply the latest Gutenverse plugin (v4.0.3 or newer).
  • Restrict contributor or higher roles so that only trusted users can create or edit blocks.
  • Deploy a web application firewall that filters out embedded scripts from post content.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 25, 2026 at 04:21 UTC.

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History

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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


Tue, 25 Aug 2026 04:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Jegstudio
Jegstudio gutenverse – Wordpress Blocks, Page Builder & Site Editor
Wordpress
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Vendors & Products Jegstudio
Jegstudio gutenverse – Wordpress Blocks, Page Builder & Site Editor
Wordpress
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Tue, 25 Aug 2026 03:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Gutenverse – WordPress Blocks, Page Builder & Site Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'titleTag' Block Attribute in all versions up to, and including, 4.0.2 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. The malicious titleTag value survives wp_kses_post on save because it is stored inside a block-comment delimiter and the live HTML is only synthesized at render time by do_blocks(), meaning the payload also fires in administrator and editor sessions during post preview.
Title Gutenverse <= 4.0.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'titleTag' Block Attribute
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: 2026-08-25T18:12:00.782Z

Reserved: 2026-08-15T16:46:46.424Z

Link: CVE-2026-19943

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-25T18:11:56.403Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-08-25T04:18:10.917

Modified: 2026-08-26T16:19:05.917

Link: CVE-2026-19943

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-25T04:30:05Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

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