CVE-2024-9645: Post Grid and Gutenberg Blocks < 2.2.93 - Contributor+ Stored XSS

Description

The Post Grid, Posts Slider, Posts Carousel, Post Filter, Post Masonry WordPress plugin before 2.2.93 does not validate and escape some of its block options before outputting them back in a page/post where the block is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2024-9645

Problem Types

CWE-79 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Affected Products

Vendor: Unknown

Product: Post Grid, Posts Slider, Posts Carousel, Post Filter, Post Masonry

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.03% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 6.07% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-06-04 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9645
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/cfd6db83-5e7f-4631-87c3-fdcd4c64c4fe/

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