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1 vulnerability found for Post Grid and Gutenberg Blocks – ComboBlocks by pickplugins
CVE-2024-9636 (GCVE-0-2024-9636)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-01-15 09:25 – Updated: 2025-01-15 14:40
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Post Grid and Gutenberg Blocks 2.2.85 - 2.3.3 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
Summary
The Post Grid and Gutenberg Blocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions 2.2.85 to 2.3.3. This is due to the plugin not properly restricting what user meta can be updated during profile registration. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to register on the site as an administrator.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-01-15 14:40 UTC
CWE
- CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Assigner
Wordfence
CNA
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| pickplugins | Post Grid and Gutenberg Blocks – ComboBlocks |
Affected:
2.2.85 , ≤ 2.3.3
(semver)
|
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