CVE-2024-1049

Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks – CoBlocks <= 3.1.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

The Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks – CoBlocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's Icon Widget's in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on the link value. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

We have discovered 131,653 live websites that are affected by CVE-2024-1049.

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Affected Software

Product  GoDaddy CoBlocks
Category Wordpress Plugins
Vulnerable Domains131,653 live websites (69% of GoDaddy CoBlocks install base)
Vulnerable Versions
  • from 0 through 3.1.6
Vulnerable Versions Count80 versions ( 88% of all versions)


Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')



Details

  • Published - Mar 23, 2024
  • Updated - Apr 8, 2026

Credits

  • Craig Smith (finder)

Website Distribution by Country

Number of websites using CVE-2024-1049
United States110,018 websites


GB4,238 websites
Germany2,706 websites
Canada2,374 websites
France1,799 websites
Italy1,052 websites
Australia1,000 websites
Netherlands992 websites
Spain705 websites
Switzerland576 websites

Website Distribution by TLD

Number of websites using CVE-2024-1049
.com94,877 websites
.org10,165 websites
.net4,460 websites
.co.uk2,250 websites
.ca1,658 websites
.fr999 websites
.de810 websites
.nl664 websites
.com.au569 websites
.ch450 websites

Vulnerable Versions

Vulnerable versions are highlighted in red

Websites affected by CVE-2024-1049

Top websites that are affected by CVE-2024-1049. Please click on the "Contact us" link to get more information.
DomainCountryRankContacts
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***********.com United States*,***
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****************.com Canada*,***
****.********.com United States*,***
*************.com United States**,***
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FAQ

CVE-2024-1049 is Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in GoDaddy CoBlocks
A total of 131,653 websites have been identified as vulnerable to CVE-2024-1049, based on global website indexing conducted by WebTechSurvey.
The GoDaddy CoBlocks is affected by the CVE-2024-1049 vulnerability.
GoDaddy CoBlocks versions up to and including 3.1.6 are vulnerable to CVE-2024-1049.