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CVE-2024-3901: Genesis Blocks (WordPress plugin) · Cross-site Scripting

Affects Genesis Blocks (WordPress plugin)Source GCVE Database

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.8 Medium.

Data as of 13 Nov 2026, 18:35 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
6.8Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CISA-ADPCVSS 3.16.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 15 May 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 13 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Genesis BlocksAffected
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Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Users should monitor the vendor's advisory for updates and consider restricting post-writing permissions to trusted users until a fix is available. Employing additional security controls such as web application firewalls that detect XSS payloads may help mitigate risk in the interim.

Description

CVE-2024-3901 is a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Genesis Blocks WordPress plugin up to version 3.1.3. The flaw arises because the plugin does not properly escape attributes in some custom blocks, allowing users with post-writing permissions, such as contributors, to inject malicious scripts. This can lead to execution of arbitrary code in the context of other users viewing the affected content.

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