CVE-2024-6432

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  2. Vulnerabilities (CVE)
  3. CVE-2024-6432
The Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘content’ parameter within the plugin's shortcode Content Block in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.5 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.

5.4 /10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.3 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-post-widget/trunk/shortcode.php#L73 Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3146407/#file6 Patch
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3147521/ Patch
https://wordpress.org/plugins/custom-post-widget/#developers Product
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1f784dfa-5c31-4c44-9230-7beac7f56893?source=cve Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:vanderwijk:content_blocks:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
History

25 Feb 2025, 18:22

Type Values Removed Values Added
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : 6.4 		v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.4
References () https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-post-widget/trunk/shortcode.php#L73 - () https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-post-widget/trunk/shortcode.php#L73 - Product
References () https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3147521/ - () https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3147521/ - Patch
References () https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3146407/#file6 - () https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3146407/#file6 - Patch
References () https://wordpress.org/plugins/custom-post-widget/#developers - () https://wordpress.org/plugins/custom-post-widget/#developers - Product
References () https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1f784dfa-5c31-4c44-9230-7beac7f56893?source=cve - () https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1f784dfa-5c31-4c44-9230-7beac7f56893?source=cve - Third Party Advisory
First Time Vanderwijk content Blocks
Vanderwijk
CPE cpe:2.3:a:vanderwijk:content_blocks:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

20 Feb 2025, 10:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE
Information

Published : 2025-02-20 10:15

Updated : 2025-02-25 18:22

NVD link : CVE-2024-6432

Mitre link : CVE-2024-6432

JSON object : View

Products Affected

vanderwijk

  • content_blocks
CWE
CWE-79

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