WordPress Essential Blocks plugin <= 4.2.0 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
CVE-2023-47760

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Essential Blocks For Gutenberg
Vendor
CVE Published:
9 December 2024

What is CVE-2023-47760?

A missing authorization vulnerability has been identified in the Essential Blocks for Gutenberg, developed by WPDeveloper. This security issue enables potential exploitation due to incorrectly configured access control levels. It affects versions from n/a to 4.2.0, which could allow unauthorized users to perform actions that should be restricted, posing a risk to the overall security of WordPress sites utilizing this plugin.

Affected Version(s)

Essential Blocks for Gutenberg <= 4.2.0

References

https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/essentia...
vdb-entry

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Abdi Pranata (Patchstack Alliance)
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