CVE-2024-49261 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-49261: WordPress Arkhe Blocks plugin <= 2.23.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Ryo

Product Arkhe Blocks

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published October 17, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

6.5/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Ryo Arkhe Blocks arkhe-blocks.This issue affects Arkhe Blocks: from n/a through <= 2.23.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Arkhe Blocks versions up to 2.23.0 contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An authenticated user with low privileges can inject malicious scripts that execute in the browsers of other users viewing affected content. The vulnerability requires user interaction to trigger and can affect multiple users across the site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that run in other users' browsers when they view the affected content.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Site visitors may have their sessions hijacked, credentials stolen, or be redirected to malicious sites depending on the attacker's payload.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege authenticated account and the victim must view a page containing the injected script.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

October 17, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-49261 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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