GenerateBlocks <= 1.8.2 — Sensitive Information Exposure
CVE-2024-1452Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤1.8.2Update to 1.8.3 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- Medium4.3
- CVSS
- 4.3CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:LPrivileges required- Low
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:LConfidentiality- Low
I:NIntegrity- None
A:NAvailability- None
- Weakness
- CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
- Required access
- Unknown
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
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Am I affected?
GenerateBlocks generateblocks
- Affected≤ 1.8.2
- Patched in1.8.3
Update to 1.8.3 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 1.8.2. Version 1.8.3 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under GenerateBlocks.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
What to do
- Update to version 1.8.3, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch GenerateBlocks to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to Webbernaut.
The GenerateBlocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.8.2 via Query Loop. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor access and above, to see contents of posts and pages in draft or private status as well as those with scheduled publication dates.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
Related CVEs
More in GenerateBlocks
All 10| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium6.4 | Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ≤2.5.0Update to 2.5.1 | CVE-2026-121773 | |
| Medium6.4 | Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Dynamic Tag Injection in HTML Attributes ≤2.3.0Update to 2.4.0 | CVE-2026-13458 | |
| Medium6.4 | Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Headline Block 'linkMetaFieldType' Dynamic Link Attribute ≤2.2.1Update to 2.3.0 | CVE-2026-9756 | |
| Medium4.3 | Authenticated (Contributor+) Information Disclosure ≤2.1.0Update to 2.1.1 | CVE-2026-48877 | |
| Medium6.5 | Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Contributor+) Sensitive Information Exposure via Dynamic Tag Replacements ≤2.2.0Update to 2.2.1 | CVE-2026-3454 |
- Medium6.4Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
≤2.5.0Update to 2.5.1
- Medium6.4Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Dynamic Tag Injection in HTML Attributes
≤2.3.0Update to 2.4.0
- Medium6.4Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Headline Block 'linkMetaFieldType' Dynamic Link Attribute
≤2.2.1Update to 2.3.0
- Medium4.3Authenticated (Contributor+) Information Disclosure
≤2.1.0Update to 2.1.1
- Medium6.5Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Contributor+) Sensitive Information Exposure via Dynamic Tag Replacements
≤2.2.0Update to 2.2.1
Timeline
CVE published
Severity medium, CVSS 4.3
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
- Wordfence Intelligence. [object Object] Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
- CVE® identifiers
- [object Object]. Used under the CVE Program. CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation.
- CVSS / CWE
- National Vulnerability Database (NVD), shown unmodified. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- VulnCrest content
- Summary, remediation guidance and page layout © VulnCrest. Not sourced from NVD.