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Fencer Vulns
high 8.1

CVE-2023-4402 json

Essential Blocks <= 4.2.0 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection via products

published 2023-10-20 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-54265

cvss
8.1
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.5%
EPSS 1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 73%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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_products 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.

Patch / fix

  • wpdeveloper essential_blocks 4.2.1
  • wpdeveloper essential_blocks_pro 1.1.1

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
21 mo ago

Exploit prediction

1.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/essential-blocks/trunk/includes/API/Product.php?rev=2950425#L49 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • wpdevteam Essential Blocks Pro
  • wpdevteam Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data
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References

Sources

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