CVE-2024-3818

Essential Blocks – Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks, Patterns & Templates <= 4.5.9 - Authenticated (Contributor+) DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via "Social Icons" Block

Published Apr 19, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Essential Blocks – Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks, Patterns & Templates plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's "Social Icons" block in all versions up to, and including, 4.5.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-32389 The Essential Blocks – Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks, Patterns & Templates plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's "Social Icons" block in all versions up to, and including, 4.5.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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.
History
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Title Essential Blocks – Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks, Patterns & Templates <= 4.5.9 - Authenticated (Contributor+) DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via "Social Icons" Block
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wpdeveloper
Wpdeveloper essential Blocks
Weaknesses CWE-79
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:wpdeveloper:essential_blocks:*:*:*:*:free:wordpress:*:*
Vendors & Products Wpdeveloper
Wpdeveloper essential Blocks
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Wordfence
Published
Updated
Apr 8, 2026, 4:58 PM
Reserved
Apr 15, 2024, 2:12 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 19, 2024, 3:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 7:45 AM