Essential Blocks Plugin up to 4.0.6 on WordPress get authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Essential Blocks Plugin up to 4.0.6 on WordPress. It has been declared as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component get Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to authorization. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2023-2084. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Essential Blocks Plugin up to 4.0.6 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component get Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Essential Blocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized use of functionality due to a missing capability check on the get function in versions up to, and including, 4.0.6. This makes it possible for subscriber-level attackers to obtain plugin settings. While a nonce check is present, it is only executed when a nonce is provided. Not providing a nonce results in the nonce verification to be skipped. There is no capability check.

The weakness was presented 04/18/2023. The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-2084 since 04/14/2023. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.9

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VulDB Temp Score: 6.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-862 / CWE-863 / CWE-285
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

04/14/2023 🔍
04/18/2023 +4 days 🔍
04/18/2023 +0 days 🔍
04/10/2026 +1087 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-2084 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-2084
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-226288

Entryinfo

Created: 04/18/2023 16:21
Updated: 04/10/2026 01:05
Changes: 04/18/2023 16:21 (37), 04/10/2026 01:05 (36)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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