CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-8588

MediumCVSS 6.4
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.23%

13th percentile - higher than 13% of all known CVEs

Summary

The Gutenberg Blocks – PublishPress Blocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'Marker Title' and 'Marker Description' parameters for the Maps block in versions up to, and including, 3.3.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping.

Risk Assessment

An authenticated attacker with contributor-level access and above can inject arbitrary web scripts into pages that execute whenever a user accesses the injected page, potentially leading to session theft or account takeover.

Recommendation

Update the PublishPress Blocks plugin to a version later than 3.3.4 if available, or temporarily disable the Maps block until a fix is released.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The Gutenberg Blocks – PublishPress Blocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'Marker Title' and 'Marker Description' parameters for the Maps block in versions up to, and including, 3.3.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level access and above to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS