What is CVE-2024-2729?

CVE-2024-2729 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Themeisle Otter_blocks, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2024-04-18.

How severe is CVE-2024-2729?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-2729 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Themeisle Otter_blocks

CVE-2024-2729

The Otter Blocks WordPress plugin before 2.6.6 does not properly escape its mainHeadings blocks' attribute before appending it to the final rendered block, allowing contributors to conduct Stored XSS attacks.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.004 (33.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Themeisle Otter_blocks
Unknown Otter Blocks — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-2729?: CVE-2024-2729 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Themeisle Otter_blocks, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2024-04-18.
How severe is CVE-2024-2729?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-2729 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.