CVE-2023-2086
Essential Blocks <= 4.0.6 - Missing Authorization via template_count
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 4.3 Medium
- Published
- Jun 9, 2023
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Reserved
- Apr 14, 2023
Description
The Essential Blocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized use of functionality due to a missing capability check on the template_count function in versions up to, and including, 4.0.6. This makes it possible for subscriber-level attackers to obtain plugin template information. While a nonce check is present, it is only executed when a nonce is provided. Not providing a nonce results in the nonce verification to be skipped. There is no capability check.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 4.3 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N | Wordfence |
Weaknesses
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patternswpdevteam |
|
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9efc782a-ec61-4741-81fd-a263a2739e16?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/essential-blocks/tags/4.0.6/includes/Admin/Admin.php
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=2900595%40essential-blocks%2Ftrunk&old=2900029%40essential-blocks%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=#file2
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