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Vulnerability record · CVE-2024-5595 · published 2 August 2024

CVE-2024-5595: Wpdeveloper essential blocks cross-site scripting vulnerability

Wpdeveloper · Essential Blocks

The Essential Blocks WordPress plugin before 4.7.0 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

5.4 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 0.44% · top 64.0% CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
5.4CVSS 3.1 base score
0.44%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
1References, 1 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The Essential Blocks WordPress plugin before 4.7.0 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

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f2b8f092-4fc0-4edc-ba0f-d4312c2e5dec/ ExploitThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2024-5595), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-29). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.