CVE-2023-2084 Essential Blocks <= 4.0.6 - Missing Authorization via get

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Subscribers can access plugin settings due to missing capability checks and optional nonce verification in Essential Blocks.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-2084?

CVE-2023-2084 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in wpdevteam Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns, published on 9 Jun 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2084?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wpdeveloper Essential Blocks.

How do I fix CVE-2023-2084?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-2084 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2023-2084 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-2084 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-84jh-fpfp-6wr4.

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