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Essential Blocks
35 known vulnerabilities on record. Add your version above to see which ones affect you.
Oct 1, 2026Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2026-96256 · affects up to 6.4.5 · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4
The Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Google Map block's 'marker' attribute in versions up to, and including, 6.4.5 This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on marker title/content values, which are stored as JSON and then decoded and concatenated directly into raw HTML by the frontend script's InfoWindow content builder. 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.
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Aug 6, 2026Gutenberg Essential Blocks: Does not verify that an attacker-supplied post type is publicly viewable before querying it in one of its public REST routesCVE-2026-13154 · fixed in 6.4.0 · reported by WPScanHigh 7.5
The Gutenberg Essential Blocks WordPress plugin before 6.4.0 does not verify that an attacker-supplied post type is publicly viewable before querying it in one of its public REST routes, allowing unauthenticated users to read published entries of custom post types that the site registered as non-public.
Aug 6, 2026Gutenberg Essential Blocks: Does not restrict access to one of its public REST routes and over-fetches a non-public WooCommerce per-product sales metric into the responseCVE-2026-13153 · fixed in 6.4.0 · reported by WPScanHigh 7.5
The Gutenberg Essential Blocks WordPress plugin before 6.4.0 does not restrict access to one of its public REST routes and over-fetches a non-public WooCommerce per-product sales metric into the response, allowing unauthenticated users to read the lifetime number of units sold for any published product.
Jun 25, 2026Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2026-10833 · affects up to 6.1.4 · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4
The Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'configurablePrefix' Block Attribute in all versions up to, and including, 6.1.4 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.
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Jun 4, 2026Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns: Server-Side Request ForgeryCVE-2026-10586 · affects up to 6.1.3 · reported by WordfenceHigh 7.2
The Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 6.1.3 via the `save_ai_generated_image()` function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to make web requests to arbitrary locations originating from the web application and can be used to query and modify information from internal services.
May 2, 2026Essential Blocks – Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks, Patterns & Templates: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2026-4658 · affects up to 6.0.4 · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4
The Essential Blocks – Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks, Patterns & Templates plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the className, classHook, and blockId attributes in the Add to Cart block (essential-blocks/add-to-cart) in all versions up to, and including, 6.0.4. This is due to insufficient output escaping in the render_callback() function where these attributes are placed into class and data-id HTML attributes using raw sprintf() and implode() without esc_attr() escaping. While the outer wrapper div uses get_block_wrapper_attributes() which properly escapes, the inner divs do not. 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.
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Dec 16, 2025Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns: Unauthorized access of dataCVE-2025-11369 · affects up to 5.7.2 · reported by WordfenceMedium 4.3
The Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing or incorrect capability checks on the get_instagram_access_token_callback, google_map_api_key_save_callback and get_siteinfo functions in all versions up to, and including, 5.7.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to view API keys configured for the external services.
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Oct 18, 2025Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2025-11270 · affects up to 5.7.1 · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4
The Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'titleTag' attribute in all versions up to, and including, 5.7.1 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.
Oct 18, 2025Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns: Server-Side Request ForgeryCVE-2025-11361 · affects up to 5.7.1 · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4
The Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 5.7.1 via the eb_save_ai_generated_image function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to make web requests to arbitrary locations originating from the web application and can be used to query and modify information from internal services.
May 26, 2025Essential Blocks – Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks, Patterns & Templates: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2025-4682 · affects up to 5.4.0 · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4
The Essential Blocks – Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks, Patterns & Templates plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via HTML attributes in Slider and Post Carousel widgets in all versions up to, and including, 5.4.0 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.
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Mar 8, 2025Essential Blocks – Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks, Patterns & Templates: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2025-1664 · affects up to 5.3.1 · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4
The Essential Blocks – Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks, Patterns & Templates plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Parallax slider in all versions up to, and including, 5.3.1 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.
Feb 26, 2025Essential Blocks – Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks, Patterns & Templates: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2024-13803 · affects up to 5.2.3 · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4
The Essential Blocks – Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks, Patterns & Templates plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘data-marker’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 5.2.3 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.
Feb 25, 2025Essential Blocks for Gutenberg: Missing AuthorizationCVE-2025-26871 · affects up to 4.8.3 · reported by PatchstackMedium 4.3
Missing Authorization vulnerability in WPDeveloper Essential Blocks for Gutenberg essential-blocks allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Essential Blocks for Gutenberg: from n/a through <= 4.8.3.
Jan 8, 2025Essential Blocks – Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks, Patterns & Templates: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2024-12045 · affects up to 5.0.9 · reported by WordfenceMedium 4.4
The Essential Blocks – Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks, Patterns & Templates plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the maker title value of the Google Maps block in all versions up to, and including, 5.0.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.
Dec 13, 2024Essential Blocks for Gutenberg: Missing AuthorizationCVE-2022-47594 · affects up to 3.8.5 · reported by PatchstackMedium 6.5
Missing Authorization vulnerability in WPDeveloper Essential Blocks for Gutenberg allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Essential Blocks for Gutenberg: from n/a through 3.8.5.
Dec 9, 2024Essential Blocks for Gutenberg: Missing AuthorizationCVE-2023-51360 · affects up to 4.2.0 · reported by PatchstackMedium 6.5
Missing Authorization vulnerability in WPDeveloper Essential Blocks for Gutenberg essential-blocks allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Essential Blocks for Gutenberg: from n/a through <= 4.2.0.
Dec 9, 2024Essential Blocks for Gutenberg: Missing AuthorizationCVE-2023-51359 · affects up to 4.2.0 · reported by PatchstackMedium 5.4
Missing Authorization vulnerability in WPDeveloper Essential Blocks for Gutenberg essential-blocks allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Essential Blocks for Gutenberg: from n/a through <= 4.2.0.
Dec 9, 2024Essential Blocks for Gutenberg: Missing AuthorizationCVE-2023-47760 · affects up to 4.2.0 · reported by PatchstackMedium 4.3
Missing Authorization vulnerability in WPDeveloper Essential Blocks for Gutenberg essential-blocks allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Essential Blocks for Gutenberg: from n/a through <= 4.2.0.
Oct 5, 2024Essential Blocks for Gutenberg: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVE-2024-47385 · affects up to 4.8.4 · reported by PatchstackMedium 6.5
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in WPDeveloper Essential Blocks for Gutenberg essential-blocks allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Essential Blocks for Gutenberg: from n/a through <= 4.8.4.
Aug 2, 2024Essential Blocks: Does not validate and escape some of its block options before outputting them back in a page/post where the block is embedCVE-2024-5595 · fixed in 4.7.0 · reported by WPScanMedium 5.4
The Essential Blocks WordPress plugin before 4.7.0 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
Jun 9, 2024Essential Blocks for Gutenberg: Missing AuthorizationCVE-2024-30467 · affects up to 4.4.9 · reported by PatchstackMedium 6.5
Missing Authorization vulnerability in WPDeveloper Essential Blocks for Gutenberg.This issue affects Essential Blocks for Gutenberg: from n/a through 4.4.9.
May 18, 2024Essential Blocks – Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks, Patterns & Templates: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2024-4891 · affects up to 4.5.12 · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4
The Essential Blocks – Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks, Patterns & Templates plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘tagName’ parameter in versions up to, and including, 4.5.12 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
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Apr 18, 2024Essential Blocks – Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks, Patterns & Templates: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2024-3818 · affects up to 4.5.9 · reported by WordfenceMedium 5.4
The Essential Blocks – Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks, Patterns & Templates plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's "Social Icons" block in all versions up to, and including, 4.5.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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.
Apr 7, 2024Essential Blocks for Gutenberg: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVE-2024-31306 · affects up to 4.5.3 · reported by PatchstackMedium 6.5
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in WPDeveloper Essential Blocks for Gutenberg allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Essential Blocks for Gutenberg: from n/a through 4.5.3.
Mar 20, 2024Essential Blocks – Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks, Patterns & Templates: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2024-2255 · affects up to 4.5.3 · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4
The Essential Blocks – Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks, Patterns & Templates plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's widgets in all versions up to, and including, 4.5.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes such as listStyle. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
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Mar 13, 2024Essential Blocks – Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks, Patterns & Templates: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2024-1854 · affects up to 4.5.1 · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4
The Essential Blocks – Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks, Patterns & Templates plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the blockId parameter in all versions up to, and including, 4.5.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor access or higher, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Jan 15, 2024Essential Blocks: Does not prevent unauthenticated attackers from overwriting local variablesCVE-2023-6623 · fixed in 4.4.3 · reported by WPScanCritical 9.8
The Essential Blocks WordPress plugin before 4.4.3 does not prevent unauthenticated attackers from overwriting local variables when rendering templates over the REST API, which may lead to Local File Inclusion attacks.
Jan 11, 2024Essential Blocks – Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks, Patterns & Templates: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2023-7071 · affects up to 4.4.6 · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4
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.
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Oct 20, 2023Essential Blocks: PHP Object InjectionCVE-2023-4386 · affects up to 4.2.0 · reported by WordfenceHigh 8.1
The Essential Blocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in versions up to, and including, 4.2.0 via deserialization of untrusted input in the get_posts function. This allows unauthenticated attackers to inject a PHP Object. No POP chain is present in the vulnerable plugin. If a POP chain is present via an additional plugin or theme installed on the target system, it could allow the attacker to delete arbitrary files, retrieve sensitive data, or execute code.
Oct 20, 2023Essential Blocks: PHP Object InjectionCVE-2023-4402 · affects up to 4.2.0 · reported by WordfenceHigh 8.1
The Essential Blocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in versions up to, and including, 4.2.0 via deserialization of untrusted input in the get_products function. This allows unauthenticated attackers to inject a PHP Object. No POP chain is present in the vulnerable plugin. If a POP chain is present via an additional plugin or theme installed on the target system, it could allow the attacker to delete arbitrary files, retrieve sensitive data, or execute code.
Jun 9, 2023Essential Blocks: Cross-Site Request ForgeryCVE-2023-2087 · affects up to 4.0.6 · reported by WordfenceMedium 4.3
The Essential Blocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 4.0.6. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the save function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change plugin settings via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
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Jun 9, 2023Essential Blocks: Unauthorized use of functionalityCVE-2023-2086 · affects up to 4.0.6 · reported by WordfenceMedium 4.3
The Essential Blocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized use of functionality due to a missing capability check on the template_count function in versions up to, and including, 4.0.6. This makes it possible for subscriber-level attackers to obtain plugin template information. While a nonce check is present, it is only executed when a nonce is provided. Not providing a nonce results in the nonce verification to be skipped. There is no capability check.
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Jun 9, 2023Essential Blocks: Unauthorized use of functionalityCVE-2023-2085 · affects up to 4.0.6 · reported by WordfenceMedium 4.3
The Essential Blocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized use of functionality due to a missing capability check on the templates function in versions up to, and including, 4.0.6. This makes it possible for subscriber-level attackers to obtain plugin template information. While a nonce check is present, it is only executed when a nonce is provided. Not providing a nonce results in the nonce verification to be skipped. There is no capability check.
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Jun 9, 2023Essential Blocks: Unauthorized use of functionalityCVE-2023-2084 · affects up to 4.0.6 · reported by WordfenceMedium 4.3
The Essential Blocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized use of functionality due to a missing capability check on the get function in versions up to, and including, 4.0.6. This makes it possible for subscriber-level attackers to obtain plugin settings. While a nonce check is present, it is only executed when a nonce is provided. Not providing a nonce results in the nonce verification to be skipped. There is no capability check.
Jun 9, 2023Essential Blocks: Unauthorized use of functionalityCVE-2023-2083 · affects up to 4.0.6 · reported by WordfenceMedium 4.3
The Essential Blocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized use of functionality due to a missing capability check on the save function in versions up to, and including, 4.0.6. This makes it possible for subscriber-level attackers to save plugin settings. While a nonce check is present, it is only executed when a nonce is provided. Not providing a nonce results in the nonce verification to be skipped. There is no capability check.
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