TI-2024-04845 Aliases CVE-2024-5221 GHSA-53r7-4q94-9fmr

Qi Blocks <= 1.2.9 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

LOW 28CWE-79Published 2024-06-06 · Updated 2026-04-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

The Qi Blocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's file uploader in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00252 16th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Mikado-Themes	Qi Blocks	up to 1.2.9	—	No fix listed	CNA

Qi Blocks VendorMikado-Themes Affected up to 1.2.9 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:qodeinteractive:qi_blocks::::::wordpress::*	before 1.3.0	Vulnerable	Mikado-Themes

cpe:2.3:a:qodeinteractive:qi_blocks:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.3.0 Vulnerable ·Mikado-Themes

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-5221
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-53r7-4q94-9fmr

References

Patch 1

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3097241%40qi-blocks%2Ftrunk&old=3094374%40qi-blocks%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=

Advisory 1

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bdf00861-e31e-485c-a562-12dba56af1c7?source=cve

TI-2025-01400 Qi Blocks < 1.4 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via ToC Block CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
TI-2025-01399 Qi Blocks < 1.4 - Contributor+ Stored XSS vi Countdown Block CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
TI-2025-01398 Qi Blocks < 1.4 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Counter Block CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
TI-2024-33176 WordPress Qi Blocks plugin <= 1.3.2 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2024-25946 WordPress Qi Blocks plugin <= 1.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5

Sources

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