HTML injection in Responsive Blocks form notification email
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The Responsive Blocks WordPress plugin before 2.3.0 does not sanitise or escape values submitted with its Form block before placing them in the HTML notification email sent to the site owner (CWE-74). An unauthenticated remote attacker can inject arbitrary HTML, such as phishing links, into that email. A public exploit is linked in the references.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
The Responsive Blocks WordPress plugin before 2.3.0 does not sanitise or escape some of the values submitted with its Form block before adding them to the HTML notification email sent to the site owner, allowing unauthenticated users to inject arbitrary HTML, such as phishing links, into that email.
Why it matters now
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Responsive Blocks | before 2.3.0 | 2.3.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- Responsive Blocks VendorUnknown Affected before 2.3.0 Fixed in 2.3.0 Patch available CNA
Remediation
Update the Responsive Blocks plugin to version 2.3.0, which fixes the flaw.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
- Fix · CNA Responsive Blocks (Unknown) Fixed in 2.3.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-14 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-97315
- 2026-10-14 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-14 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-14 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-14 Alias added: GHSA-cpgh-j438-6wxq
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-97315 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-97315 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cpgh-j438-6wxq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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