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Is Otter Blocks safe?

Known vulnerabilities, PHP compatibility and safer alternatives for the Otter Blocks WordPress plugin — checked against WP Clinic's local security database.

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Known vulnerabilities

12 known CVEs on file for Otter Blocks. Reported between 2023 and 2026.

CVE Vulnerability Type Severity Affected Fixed in Published Status
CVE-2026-2892 Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE [otter-blocks] < 3.1.5 Improper Authorization High 7.5 < 3.1.5 3.1.5 2026-04-29
CVE-2025-55715 Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE [otter-blocks] < 3.1.1 Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data High 7.5 < 3.1.1 3.1.1 2025-08-20
CVE-2024-11219 Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE [otter-blocks] < 3.0.7 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') Medium 5.3 < 3.0.7 3.0.7 2024-11-26
CVE-2024-51671 Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE [otter-blocks] < 3.0.4 Missing Authorization Low 2.7 < 3.0.4 3.0.4 2024-11-01
CVE-2024-10367 Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE [otter-blocks] < 3.0.5 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Medium 6.4 < 3.0.5 3.0.5 2024-10-31
CVE-2024-3725 Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE [otter-blocks] < 2.6.10 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Medium 5.4 < 2.6.10 2.6.10 2024-04-16
CVE-2024-3343 Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE [otter-blocks] < 2.6.9 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Medium 5.4 < 2.6.9 2.6.9 2024-04-10
CVE-2024-3344 Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE [otter-blocks] < 2.6.9 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Medium 5.4 < 2.6.9 2.6.9 2024-04-10

CVE-2026-2892

The Otter Blocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Purchase Verification Bypass in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.4. This is due to the 'get_customer_data' method relying on an unsigned 'o_stripe_data' cookie to determine Stripe product ownership for unauthenticated users. The 'check_purchase' method trusts this cookie data without performing server-side verification against the Stripe API for one-time 'payment' mode purchases. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass Stripe purchase-gated content visibility conditions by forging the 'o_stripe_data' cookie with a target product ID, which is publicly exposed in the checkout block's HTML source.

Source: CVE.org

CVE-2025-55715

The Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive user or configuration data.

Source: Wordfence

CVE-2024-11219

The Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.6 via the get_image function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to view arbitrary images on the server, which can contain sensitive information.

Source: CVE.org

CVE-2024-51671

The Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on a function in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to perform an unauthorized action.

Source: Wordfence

CVE-2024-10367

The Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via REST API SVG File uploads in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses the SVG file.

Source: CVE.org

CVE-2024-3725

The Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's Post Grid widget in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes such as 'titleTag'. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Source: CVE.org

CVE-2024-3343

The Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's block attributes in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Source: CVE.org

CVE-2024-3344

The Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG file upload in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Source: CVE.org

+ 4 more known vulnerabilities
CVE Vulnerability Type Severity Affected Fixed in Published Status
CVE-2024-2841 Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE [otter-blocks] < 2.6.6 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Medium 5.4 < 2.6.6 2.6.6 2024-03-28
CVE-2024-2729 Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE [otter-blocks] < 2.6.6 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Medium 6.1 < 2.6.6 2.6.6 2024-03-28
CVE-2024-2226 Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE [otter-blocks] < 2.6.5 Improper Input Validation Medium 5.4 < 2.6.5 2.6.5 2024-03-13
CVE-2023-2288 Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE [otter-blocks] < 2.2.6 Deserialization of Untrusted Data High 8.8 < 2.2.6 2.2.6 2023-05-02

CVE-2024-2841

Update the WordPress Otter - Gutenberg Block plugin to the latest available version (at least 2.6.6). Ngô Thiên An (ancorn_) discovered and reported this Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress Otter - Gutenberg Block Plugin. This could allow a malicious actor to inject malicious scripts, such as redirects, advertisements, and other HTML payloads into your website which will be executed when guests visit your site. This vulnerability has been fixed in version 2.6.6. Have additional information or questions about this entry? Get in touch.

Source: Patchstack

CVE-2024-2729

The Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via new post creation in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Source: Wordfence

CVE-2024-2226

Update the WordPress Otter - Gutenberg Block plugin to the latest available version (at least 2.6.5). Ngô Thiên An (ancorn_) discovered and reported this Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress Otter - Gutenberg Block Plugin. This could allow a malicious actor to inject malicious scripts, such as redirects, advertisements, and other HTML payloads into your website which will be executed when guests visit your site. This vulnerability has been fixed in version 2.6.5. Have additional information or questions about this entry? Get in touch.

Source: Patchstack

CVE-2023-2288

The Otter - Gutenberg Blocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to deserialization of untrusted input via the 'fallback' parameter in versions up to, and including 1.2.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with author privileges to call files using a PHAR wrapper that will deserialize and call arbitrary PHP Objects that can be used to perform a variety of malicious actions granted a POP chain is also present. It also requires that the attacker is successful in uploading a file with the serialized payload.

Source: Wordfence

How to fix it

Update this plugin to the latest release from wordpress.org — each CVE above lists the exact release that fixed it ("Fixed in") when one is on file.

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