WordPress Vulnerabilities
WP < 7.0.3 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Gutenberg Post Date Block
Description
Gutenberg does not escape a block attribute before outputting it in an HTML attribute context, which could allow users with a role of Contributor and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against anyone viewing the affected post. The affected block ships both in the Gutenberg plugin and, bundled, in WordPress core.
Affects WordPress
Affects Plugins
References
Classification
Type
XSS
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Alex Concha
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2026-08-06 (about 1 month ago)
Added
2026-08-07 (about 1 month ago)
Last Updated
2026-08-07 (about 1 month ago)