What the vulnerability does
01Description
The Rise Blocks – A Complete Gutenberg Page Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘logoTag’ Site Identity block attribute in all versions up to, and including, 3.7 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
02Summary
Rise Blocks contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting versions up to 3.7. An authenticated user with low privileges can inject malicious scripts that execute in the browsers of other site visitors, potentially compromising their sessions or stealing data. The vulnerability affects the page builder's content handling and impacts all users viewing affected pages.
What an attacker can do
03Attacker Capabilities
Inject malicious scripts that run in other users' browsers when they view pages built with the plugin.
Potential impact on your site
04Site Impact
Visitors to pages containing injected content may have their sessions hijacked, credentials stolen, or be redirected to malicious sites.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
Attacker must have a low-privilege authenticated account (e.g., contributor or editor role) on the WordPress site.
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
February 25, 2026
CVE published
April 8, 2026
Record updated
