CVE-2024-1049 Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks – CoBlocks <= 3.1.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Authenticated contributors can inject arbitrary scripts via the Icon Widget, leading to stored XSS execution for other users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-1049?
CVE-2024-1049 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in godaddy Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks – CoBlocks, published on 23 Mar 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks – CoBlocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's Icon Widget's in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on the link value. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1049?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Godaddy Coblocks.
How do I fix CVE-2024-1049?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1049 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2024-1049 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1049 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in godaddy Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks – CoBlocks
Sources
Also known as CVE-2024-1420, GHSA-7xmw-55r7-4xvc.