Path Traversal in Wpdeveloper Essential Blocks
CVE-2023-6623
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.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.507 (98.9th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 98.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.507 · newest: 0.507 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Wpdeveloper Essential Blocks
- Essential Blocks — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/633c28e0-0c9e-4e68-9424-55c32789b41f (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)
- wpscan.com/blog/file-inclusion-vulnerability-fixed-in-essential-blocks-4-4-3/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-6623?
- CVE-2023-6623 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Wpdeveloper Essential Blocks, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-01-15.
- How severe is CVE-2023-6623?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-6623 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.