6.5

CVE-2024-2509: kadencewp gutenberg_blocks_with_ai Cross-site Scripting

CVSS: 6.5v3.1MediumAnalyzed
Published 05-04-2024Last modified 01-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-2509 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in kadencewp gutenberg_blocks_with_ai. EPSS estimates a 0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 35.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
36/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.43%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits2reference

Timeline

  1. 05-04-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 01-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The Gutenberg Blocks by Kadence Blocks WordPress plugin before 3.2.26 does not validate and escape some of its block options before outputting them back in a page/post where the block is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.43%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

36%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.43% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.43%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

2 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (wpscan.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (research.cleantalk.org)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Kadencewp1 product
Unknown1 product
Wordpress1 product
  • kadence-blocks≤ 3.2.25 (fixed in 3.2.26)

3 vendors · 3 products

References

3 links