CVE-2024-12045 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-12045: Essential Blocks – Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks, Patterns & Templates <= 5.0.9 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Vendor Wpdevteam
Product Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published January 8, 2025
Last update May 20, 2026
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CVSS base score

4.4/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

The Essential Blocks – Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks, Patterns & Templates plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the maker title value of the Google Maps block in all versions up to, and including, 5.0.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

January 8, 2025 CVE published
May 20, 2026 Record updated