CVE-2025-13697 (GCVE-0-2025-13697)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-12-02 01:51 – Updated: 2026-04-08 17:17
VLAI
Title
BlockArt Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder Blocks ,WordPress Block Plugin, Sections & Template Library <= 2.2.13 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via `timestamp` Attribute
Summary
The BlockArt Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder Blocks ,WordPress Block Plugin, Sections & Template Library plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘timestamp’ attribute in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.13 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.
Severity
6.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-12-02 16:50 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
Wordfence CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard C 65/100 over 2379 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Credits
Farhan Dio Arrafiq
Show details on NVD website
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