CVE-2025-22697 WordPress Responsive Blocks plugin <= 1.9.9 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Reflected XSS in Responsive Blocks plugin allows attackers to execute arbitrary scripts in victim browsers.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-22697?

CVE-2025-22697 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in CyberChimps Responsive Blocks, published on 4 Feb 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in CyberChimps Responsive Blocks responsive-block-editor-addons allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Responsive Blocks: from n/a through <= 1.9.9.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-22697?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cyberchimps Responsive Blocks.

How do I fix CVE-2025-22697?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-22697 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-2025-22697 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-22697 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-g5mv-456h-ppc4.

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