Description
The Essential Blocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in versions up to, and including, 4.2.0 via deserialization of untrusted input in the get_posts function. This allows unauthenticated attackers to inject a PHP Object. No POP chain is present in the vulnerable plugin. If a POP chain is present via an additional plugin or theme installed on the target system, it could allow the attacker to delete arbitrary files, retrieve sensitive data, or execute code.
Published: 2023-10-20
Score: 8.1 High
EPSS: 4.0% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-54250 The Essential Blocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in versions up to, and including, 4.2.0 via deserialization of untrusted input in the get_posts function. This allows unauthenticated attackers to inject a PHP Object. No POP chain is present in the vulnerable plugin. If a POP chain is present via an additional plugin or theme installed on the target system, it could allow the attacker to delete arbitrary files, retrieve sensitive data, or execute code.
History

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Essential Blocks <= 4.2.0 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection via queries

Wed, 05 Feb 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Wpdeveloper Essential Blocks
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T17:15:32.371Z

Reserved: 2023-08-16T16:39:20.561Z

Link: CVE-2023-4386

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T07:24:04.545Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-10-20T08:15:12.340

Modified: 2026-04-08T19:18:30.973

Link: CVE-2023-4386

cve-icon Redhat

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