6.8

CVE-2024-2761: unknown genesis blocks Cross-site Scripting

CVSS: 6.8v3.1MediumAnalyzed
Published 19-04-2024Last modified 01-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-2761 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in unknown genesis blocks. EPSS estimates a 0.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 51.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded. Fixed in 3.1.3.

Overall risk
37/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.8/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.66%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 19-04-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 01-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The Genesis Blocks WordPress plugin before 3.1.3 does not properly escape data input provided to some of its blocks, allowing using with at least contributor privileges to conduct Stored XSS attacks.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.66%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

51%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.66% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.66%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (wpscan.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Unknown1 product
Wordpress1 product
  • genesis-blocks≤ 3.1.2 (fixed in 3.1.3)
Wpengine1 product

3 vendors · 3 products

References

2 links