Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
A WordPress site using Rise Blocks up to version 3.6 may let a low-privileged content user store malicious script in a page setting. That script can run for anyone who views the affected page, creating risk to site integrity and user/admin sessions.
Executive priority
Prioritize patching during the next maintenance window if the plugin is present. Escalate sooner for sites with many content contributors, external authors, or known account compromise risk.
Technical view
CVE-2025-0506 is authenticated stored XSS in the Rise Blocks titleTag parameter. The source attributes it to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. Contributor-level users or higher can inject scripts into pages, executed when the page is accessed. CVSS is 6.4 medium.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites running Rise Blocks version 3.6 or earlier, especially where Contributor-level accounts are untrusted, shared, or compromised.
Exploitation context
The provided sources do not cite active exploitation or KEV listing. Exploitation requires an authenticated Contributor-level or higher account, then execution occurs when users visit injected content.
Researcher notes
The clearest evidence is the Wordfence advisory and WordPress Trac references for tags 3.6 and 3.7. The bundle supports the vulnerability class, privilege requirement, affected upper version, and CVSS, but does not provide exploitation telemetry.
Mitigation direction
- Update Rise Blocks beyond version 3.6 if installed.
- Check Wordfence and vendor guidance for the fixed release details.
- Restrict Contributor-level access to trusted users only.
- Review recently edited Rise Blocks pages for unexpected script content.
- Remove or disable the plugin if it is unused.
Validation and detection
- Inventory WordPress sites for the Rise Blocks plugin.
- Confirm whether installed versions are 3.6 or earlier.
- Review users with Contributor-level or higher permissions.
- Inspect affected pages using Rise Blocks for suspicious titleTag values.
- Verify updated deployments no longer run vulnerable plugin versions.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.4 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N3.12.7WordfenceVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
6.4MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Vulnerability timeline
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- Source timelineWordfence
Discovered
- CVE reservedCVE Program
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- Source timelineWordfence
Disclosed
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2ec012e7-b997-466e-8676-8e9467473eae?source=cveCVE reference, Wordfence
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/rise-blocks/tags/3.6/classes/blocks/site-identity.php#L375CVE reference, Wordfence
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/rise-blocks/tags/3.7/classes/blocks/site-identity.php#L375CVE reference, Wordfence
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