PT-2023-16383 · WordPress · Vk Blocks

Ram + 1 · Published 2023-06-03 · Updated 2023-06-09 · CVE-2023-0584

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions VK Blocks plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 1.57.0.5

Description The issue concerns improper authorization via the REST update options function. This allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level permissions or above to change the vk font awesome version option to an arbitrary value.

Recommendations For versions up to, and including, 1.57.0.5, update to a version that fixes this issue to prevent exploitation. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the update options function for users with contributor-level permissions or above until a patch is available.

Fix

Improper Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-285

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-0584

Affected Products

Vk Blocks

References · 6

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/vk-blocks/trunk/inc/vk-blocks/font-awesome/class-vk-blocks-font-awesome-api.php · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0584 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-0584 · Vendor Advisory
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2927751 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/51657 · Telegram Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b90b7f6c-df7f-48a5-b283-cf5facbd71e5?source=cve · Note