CVE-2025-3276
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The SKT Blocks – Gutenberg based Page Builder plugin for WordPress contains a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (CVE-2025-3276) discovered on April 11, 2025. The vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 1.9 of the plugin. The issue exists in the Post Carousel block component due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (CWE-79) issue with a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 6.4 (Medium) and vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. The vulnerability stems from improper input sanitization and output escaping in the Post Carousel block functionality (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access or higher to inject arbitrary web scripts into pages. These malicious scripts will execute whenever a user accesses the compromised page (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been patched in version 2.0 of the SKT Blocks plugin. The update includes security fixes specifically addressing the Cross Site Scripting (XSS) issue in the Post Carousel block (WordPress Plugin).

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