XSS in Themeisle Otter Blocks
CVE-2024-1684
The Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the contact form file field CSS metabox in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor 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: 0.004 (31.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 32nd percentile — 31.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/934bf839-152d-4d10-9ac8-c64cf… (Third Party Advisory)
- store.themeisle.com/ (Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-1684?
- CVE-2024-1684 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Themeisle Otter Blocks, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2024-03-13.
- How severe is CVE-2024-1684?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-1684 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.