CVE-2023-2087
published 2023-06-09CVE-2023-2087: The Essential Blocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 4.0.6. This is due to missing or…
PriorityP417medium4.3CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCNILAN
EPSS
0.32%
24.0th percentile
The Essential Blocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 4.0.6. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the save function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change plugin settings via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Affected
2 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| wpdeveloper | essential_blocks | <= 4.0.6 | — |
| wpdevteam | gutenberg_essential_blocks_page_builder_for_gutenberg_blocks_patterns | <= 4.0.6 | — |
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VulDB
Essential Blocks Plugin up to 4.0.6 on WordPress Save cross-site request forgery
vuldb·2026-04-10·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2023-2087 [MEDIUM] Essential Blocks Plugin up to 4.0.6 on WordPress Save cross-site request forgery
A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Essential Blocks Plugin up to 4.0.6 on WordPress. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Save Handler. Such manipulation leads to cross-site request forgery.
This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-2087. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.
GHSA
GHSA-q47v-h75g-pf54: The Essential Blocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 4
ghsa_unreviewed·2023-06-09
CVE-2023-2087 [MEDIUM] CWE-352 GHSA-q47v-h75g-pf54: The Essential Blocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 4
The Essential Blocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 4.0.6. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the save function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change plugin settings via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/essential-blocks/tags/4.0.6/includes/Admin/Admin.phphttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=2900595%40essential-blocks%2Ftrunk&old=2900029%40essential-blocks%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=#file2https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d38d41c7-8786-4145-9591-3e24eff3b79c?source=cvehttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/essential-blocks/tags/4.0.6/includes/Admin/Admin.phphttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=2900595%40essential-blocks%2Ftrunk&old=2900029%40essential-blocks%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=#file2https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d38d41c7-8786-4145-9591-3e24eff3b79c?source=cve
2023-06-09
Published