WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

Custom Query Blocks < 5.7.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Description

The Custom Query Blocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in all versions up to, and including, 5.6.0. This is 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.

Affects Plugins

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Classification

Type
XSS
CWE

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
V1T
Verified
No

Timeline

Publicly Published
2026-10-12 (about 5 days ago)
Added
2026-10-13 (about 3 days ago)
Last Updated
2026-10-13 (about 3 days ago)

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