CVE-2024-13733 SKT Blocks – Gutenberg based Page Builder <= 1.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Q: What is CVE-2024-13733?

CVE-2024-13733 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in sonalsinha21 SKT Blocks – Gutenberg based Page Builder, published on 4 Feb 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Q: Is CVE-2024-13733 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13733 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Q: How do I fix CVE-2024-13733?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13733 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Medium 6.4 Published 4 Feb 2025 Updated 8 Apr 2026

Authenticated contributors can inject arbitrary scripts via the post-carousel block, 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-2024-13733?

CVE-2024-13733 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in sonalsinha21 SKT Blocks – Gutenberg based Page Builder, published on 4 Feb 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The SKT Blocks – Gutenberg based Page Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's skt-blocks/post-carousel block in all versions up to, and including, 1.7 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. CVE-2025-26771 is a duplicate of this issue.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-13733?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sktthemes Skt Blocks.

How do I fix CVE-2024-13733?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13733 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-2024-13733 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13733 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cwqv-628v-v6fj.