CVE-2023-6623
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 50.7% (pctl 99)
Patch early
EPSS 50.7% — above the 10% action threshold.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 50.67% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2024-01-15 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| wpdeveloper | essential blocks |
References
- https://wpscan.com/blog/file-inclusion-vulnerability-fixed-in-essential-blocks-4-4-3/
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/633c28e0-0c9e-4e68-9424-55c32789b41f
- https://wpscan.com/blog/file-inclusion-vulnerability-fixed-in-essential-blocks-4-4-3/
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/633c28e0-0c9e-4e68-9424-55c32789b41f
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