XSS in Kodezen Ablocks – Gutenberg Blocks, User Dashboard Builder, Popup Form Builder & Animation
CVE-2024-13465
The aBlocks – WordPress Gutenberg Blocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the "Table Of Content" Block, specifically in the "markerView" attribute, in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.1 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.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (19.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 20th percentile — 19.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/abdb6632-d579-4650-b058-da102… (Third Party Advisory)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset (Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-13465?
- CVE-2024-13465 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Kodezen Ablocks – Gutenberg Blocks, User Dashboard Builder, Popup Form Builder & Animation, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2025-02-18.
- How severe is CVE-2024-13465?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-13465 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.