Vulnerability · Published Jan 15, 2024 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2023-6623Essential Blocks < 4.4.3 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in Essential Blocks from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 50.7% (higher than 99% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Nuclei.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)50.7%top 1.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack tooling1Nuclei
Official description
The Essential Blocks WordPress plugin before 4.4.3 does not prevent unauthenticated attackers from overwriting local variables when rendering templates over the REST API, which may lead to Local File Inclusion attacks.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Essential Blocks | 0 – before 4.4.3 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/633c28e0-0c9e-4e68-9424-55c32789b41f exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description
- https://wpscan.com/blog/file-inclusion-vulnerability-fixed-in-essential-blocks-4-4-3/