Skt BlocksWordPress extension · Sktthemes
CVE-2024-48036
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedImproper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in sonalsinha21 SKT Blocks skt-blocks.This issue affects SKT Blocks: from n/a through <= 1.6.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceCross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the SKT Blocks WordPress plugin allows improper neutralization of input during web page generation. User-supplied data is rendered without proper sanitization or output encoding, enabling injection of malicious scripts.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Skt BlocksWordPress extension
< 1.7CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify Skt Blocks plugin is installedIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'Skt Blocks' or 'Sktthemes Skt Blocks' in the listAffected if Plugin is not found in the installed plugins list
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Check installed version numberIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins, find Skt Blocks, and note the version number displayed below the plugin nameAffected if Version number cannot be determined or is not visible in the plugin list
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Compare version to vulnerable rangeCompare your installed version to the affected range: versions less than 1.7 are vulnerableAffected if Installed version is less than 1.7 (for example, 1.6, 1.5, 1.0, etc.)
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Confirm plugin is activeIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and verify whether Skt Blocks shows as 'Active' under the plugin statusAffected if Plugin is active and version is less than 1.7
Your environment is affected if the Skt Blocks plugin is installed, active, and the installed version is less than 1.7
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped1.7
Implement proper input validation and output escaping/encoding for all user-supplied data rendered in web pages. Use WordPress escape functions (esc_html, esc_attr, esc_js) appropriate to context.
Version 1.7
- Backup your WordPress site before making any changes
- Navigate to WordPress dashboard > Plugins > Installed Plugins
- Find SKT Blocks in the plugin list
- Click 'Update now' if an update is available, or manually upload SKT Blocks version 1.7
- Verify the plugin version after update to confirm version 1.7 is installed
- Test that the plugin functionality works correctly on your site
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
Fix this in Skt Blocks
Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation3.0 h
- Implementation6.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-48036 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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