CVE-2023-7071
Essential Blocks – Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks, Patterns & Templates <= 4.4.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
CVSS Score
6.4
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
The Essential Blocks – Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks, Patterns & Templates plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Table of Contents block in all versions up to, and including, 4.4.6 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.
| CWE | CWE-79 |
| Vendor | wpdevteam |
| Product | gutenberg essential blocks – page builder for gutenberg blocks & patterns |
| Published | Jan 11, 2024 |
| Last Updated | Apr 8, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Affected Versions
wpdevteam / Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns
0 ≤ 4.4.6
References
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f969cb24-734f-46e5-a74d-fddf8e61e096?source=cve plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/essential-blocks/trunk/blocks/TableOfContents.php#L138 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3018547/essential-blocks/tags/4.4.7/blocks/TableOfContents.php
Credits
Craig Smith