CVE-2024-2761 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2024-04-19

Score: 6.8 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

Genesis Blocks

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 3.1.3

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wpengine:genesis_blocks:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00377.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e092ccdc-7ea1-4937-97b7-4cdbff5e74e5/

History

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.0031}`	epss `{'score': 0.00237}`

Fri, 30 May 2025 21:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Wpengine Wpengine genesis Blocks
Weaknesses		CWE-79
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:wpengine:genesis_blocks::::::wordpress::*
Vendors & Products		Wpengine Wpengine genesis Blocks

Subscriptions

Wpengine Genesis Blocks

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2024-04-19T05:00:02.150Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T19:25:41.441Z

Reserved: 2024-03-21T13:46:20.489Z

Link: CVE-2024-2761

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-01T19:25:41.441Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-04-19T05:15:49.907

Modified: 2025-05-30T16:00:15.070

Link: CVE-2024-2761

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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