Track vulnerabilities like this one. Sign up free to get alerted when software you use is affected.
5.4

Qi Blocks WordPress plugin allows contributor users to inject malicious code

CVE-2025-1627 · published 1 year ago
Summary

The Qi Blocks WordPress plugin is not secure, allowing users with contributor access to inject malicious code into pages and posts. This could lead to site compromise or data theft. Update to the latest version of the plugin to fix this issue.

What to do
  • Update qodeinteractive qi_blocks to version 1.4 or later.
Affected software
VendorProductAffected versions
qodeinteractive qi_blocks < 1.4
cpe:2.3:a:qodeinteractive:qi_blocks:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Original advisory text
The Qi Blocks WordPress plugin before 1.4 does not validate and escape some of its block options before outputting them back in a page/post where the block is embed, which could allow users with th...
The Qi Blocks WordPress plugin before 1.4 does not validate and escape some of its block options before outputting them back in a page/post where the block is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
References
Fix within
Internet-facing 60 days
Internal At next upgrade
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Needs hands-on effort to exploit
  • Gives an attacker partial control
Severity
5.4 Medium
Exploitation
<1% chance of attack within 30 days
Type
CWE-79Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
Timeline
Published19 May 2025
Updated4 Nov 2026
First seen7 Mar 2026
Sources
CVE-2025-1627 · NVD
Track software like this
Free during beta