CVE-2024-2509
Gutenberg Blocks by Kadence Blocks < 3.2.26 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
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
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Gutenberg Blocks by Kadence Blocks < 3.2.26 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
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
- Record
CVE-2024-2509- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-27458
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
- Record
EUVD-2024-27458- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w5wq-cvfc-3r8g
The Gutenberg Blocks by Kadence Blocks WordPress plugin before 3.2.26 does not validate and...
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
- Record
GHSA-w5wq-cvfc-3r8g- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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
- Record
CVE-2024-2509- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-2509 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Kadence Wp Gutenberg Blocks By Kadence Blocks, published April 5, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.43%, the 37th percentile. No source names a fixed version.