Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessAuthenticate as low-privileged user
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ExploitInject script into Content Slider Block field
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ExecutionPayload stored in site content
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ImpactScript executes in viewing admin's browser
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires an authenticated account with at least low-level content privileges (PR:L, e.g. contributor/author) able to add or configure a Content Slider Block and store a script payload, plus a victim with a higher-privileged session viewing that content (UI:R) for the stored script to fire. It is limited to Content Slider Block versions through 3.2.1 and depends on allowing untrusted users to author content; sites that restrict block editing to trusted administrators have a sharply reduced attack surface. The exact unsanitized field/attribute is not described in the available sources. |
| Impact | This is a moderate-severity stored XSS (CVSS 6.5) whose real-world urgency is tempered by its exploitation prerequisites rather than its CWE class. The CVSS vector reports network reach (AV:N) and low attack complexity (AC:L), but it also requires an authenticated account (PR:L) and victim user interaction (UI:R) - so this is not a drive-by, unauthenticated attack. The scope change (S:C) is the one aggravating signal: injected script executes in the browser context of whoever views the content (typically a higher-privileged editor or administrator), which is why the limited C:L/I:L/A:L impacts still matter. On the triage side, the vuln.today decision label is 'this_month' (not act_now or emergency), there is no CISA KEV listing, and no public exploit was identified. EPSS is absent from the input and cannot be cited; its absence is a data gap, not a low score. Net assessment: a genuine but routine WordPress-plugin XSS - worth patching on a normal monthly cadence rather than an emergency, with priority rising for sites that grant untrusted users contributor/author roles. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker holding a low-privileged authenticated account (e.g. contributor or author) adds or edits a Content Slider Block and embeds a malicious script in a field that is not properly neutralized, persisting it in the site content. When an administrator or other user later views that content, the stored script runs in their browser session under the site origin. No public exploit code was identified; the specific injectable field is not described in the available sources. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 26, 2026
Stored cross-site scripting in bPlugins Content Slider Block through version 3.2.1 lets an authenticated low-privileged user store a script payload that executes in a higher-privileged victim's browser when the victim views the affected block content. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L) scores 6.5, and exploitation depends on allowing untrusted users to author or configure blocks plus a victim with a higher-privileged session viewing that content. No public exploit was identified at time of analysis, and the exact unsanitized field is not described in the available sources; the vuln.today decision label is this_month.
RemediationAI
No fixed version is specified in the available data; check the Patchstack advisory and the plugin's update channel for a fixed release and apply it when available. Because exploitation requires an account that can add or configure a Content Slider Block, restrict block editing and content authoring to trusted administrators; this sharply reduces the attack surface but limits editorial flexibility for contributor or author roles. If untrusted users must author content, disabling or removing the Content Slider Block plugin removes the vulnerable rendering path, at the cost of losing slider functionality. The advisory URL is https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/content-slider-block/vulnerability/wordpress-content-slider-block-plugin-3-2-1-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
Affects your stack
Affects 1 package in euvd
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Technical ContextAI · show details
Content Slider Block is a WordPress plugin that supplies a Gutenberg block for slider content; the CPE cpe:2.3:a:bplugins:content_slider_block:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* covers the plugin versions in scope. CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation) describes the root cause class: input is not neutralized before being included in generated HTML, and the stored variant means the payload persists in saved content rather than being reflected in a single request. The available sources do not specify which block field, attribute, or rendering path lacks sanitization, so the trigger is not described in the available sources. The CVSS vector indicates network reachability, low attack complexity, low privileges required, user interaction, and changed scope.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Authenticated content author injects the payload (PR:L), a victim must view it (UI:R), and the script executes cross-context in the viewer's session (S:C) with limited C/I/A impact.
Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).
CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack
DescriptionCVE.org
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in bPlugins Content Slider Block content-slider-block allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Content Slider Block: from n/a through 3.2.1.
Threat Intelligence Overview
How this decision was reached
The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.
What every action level means
SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.
EUVD-2026-110042
GHSA-wqr6-p8fh-96xh
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
Vulnrichment
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