CVE-2023-2084 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00105.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Wpdeveloper	Essential Blocks

Configuration 1 [-]

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-33610	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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/essential-blocks/tags/4.0.6/includes/Admin/Admin.php
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0be8c668-0f1c-4f83-8a71-49c8bb9b67ae?source=cve

History

Sat, 21 Dec 2024 00:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published: 2023-06-09T05:33:10.327Z

Updated: 2024-12-20T23:48:35.923Z

Reserved: 2023-04-14T20:31:06.873Z

Link: CVE-2023-2084

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T06:12:19.951Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-06-09T06:16:02.727

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:57:54.303

Link: CVE-2023-2084

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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