Unauthenticated stored XSS in Cloud Blocks WordPress plugin
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The Cloud Blocks WordPress plugin through 1.1.8 does not authorise or sanitise block asset URLs when storing them (CWE-79). An unauthenticated attacker can store malicious scripts that run in the browser of a privileged user, such as an administrator, who opens the block editor. The references include a link to an exploit.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Description from the CNA
The Cloud Blocks WordPress plugin through 1.1.8 does not perform any authorisation or sanitisation when storing block asset URLs, allowing unauthenticated users to store malicious scripts that are executed in the browser of any privileged user, such as an administrator, who opens the block editor.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 | Cloud Blocks | up to 1.1.8 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Cloud Blocks VendorUnknown Affected up to 1.1.8 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Cloud Blocks.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Timeline
- 2026-11-05 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-15702
- 2026-11-05 Alias added: GHSA-7fr2-62cx-g955
- 2026-11-06 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-11-06 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-11-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-08 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
References
Sources
- CVE-2025-15702 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-15702 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7fr2-62cx-g955 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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