Qi Blocks < 1.4 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via ToC Block
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The Qi Blocks WordPress plugin before 1.4 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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Qi Blocks | before 1.4 | 1.4 | Patch available | CNA |
- Qi Blocks VendorUnknown Affected before 1.4 Fixed in 1.4 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:qodeinteractive:qi_blocks:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 1.4 | Vulnerable | Mikado-Themes |
- cpe:2.3:a:qodeinteractive:qi_blocks:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.4 Vulnerable ·Mikado-Themes
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Qi Blocks (Unknown) Fixed in 1.4
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Qi Blocks 1.4
3 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 3 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-01399 Qi Blocks < 1.4 - Contributor+ Stored XSS vi Countdown BlockPriority MEDIUM 58
- TI-2025-01398 Qi Blocks < 1.4 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Counter BlockPriority MEDIUM 58
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-1627
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mgxw-4c3p-hwg4
References
More Mikado-Themes Qi Blocks vulnerabilities
- 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
- TI-2024-04845 Qi Blocks <= 1.2.9 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
Sources
- CVE-2025-1627 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-1627 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mgxw-4c3p-hwg4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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