CVE-2025-4682 | BDVDB-2026-280314 Detail
wpdevteamGutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns
Description#
The Essential Blocks – Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks, Patterns & Templates plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via HTML attributes in Slider and Post Carousel widgets in all versions up to, and including, 5.4.0 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.
Impact#
Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact low, integrity impact low, availability impact none. Attack vector: network.
Weaknesses#
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
References#
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f88f065d-14ca-4547-9a41-f9177979a9ed?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/essential-blocks/tags/5.4.0/src/blocks/slider/src/frontend.js
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/essential-blocks/tags/5.4.0/src/blocks/post-carousel/src/frontend.js
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3296386/
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.