Post Grid Gutenberg Blocks and WordPress Blog Plugin – PostX <= 4.1.1 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2024-5223 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Wordfence |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2024-05-30 04:15:10 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-08 18:22:01 UTC |
| Description | The Post Grid Gutenberg Blocks and WordPress Blog Plugin – PostX plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's file uploading feature in all versions up to, and including, 4.1.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 6.4 MEDIUM from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Problem Types: CWE-79 | CWE-79 CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Secondary | 6.4 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| 3.1 | CNA | DECLARED | 6.4 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
NoneScope
ChangedConfidentiality
LowIntegrity
LowAvailability
NoneCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Wpxpo | Post Grid Gutenberg Blocks For News Magazines Blog Websites PostX | affected 4.1.1 semver | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3093051/ultimate-post/trunk/addons/custom_font/Cust... | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7234d4b9-a575-428a-9d08-2dc62... | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.wordfence.com | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ultimate-post/tags/4.0.4/addons/custom_font/Custom_Fo... | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
Discovery Credit
CNA: wesley (en)
Additional Advisory Data
| Source | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| CNA | 2024-05-29T14:39:42.000Z | Disclosed |
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.