CVE-2025-8588
Gutenberg Blocks – PublishPress Blocks Controls, Visibility, Reusable Blocks <= 3.3.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
CVSS Score
6.4
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
The Gutenberg Blocks – PublishPress Blocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'Marker Title' and 'Marker Description' parameters for the Maps block in versions up to, and including, 3.3.4 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 | publishpress |
| Product | publishpress blocks – block controls, block visibility, block permissions |
| Published | Oct 25, 2025 |
| 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
publishpress / PublishPress Blocks – Block Controls, Block Visibility, Block Permissions
0 ≤ 3.3.4
References
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/428d44c2-ef30-4d34-8f62-030af9931441?source=cve plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/advanced-gutenberg/trunk/assets/blocks/map/frontend.js#L14 github.com: https://github.com/publishpress/PublishPress-Blocks/issues/1566
Credits
D.Sim