CVE-2023-4386 describes a PHP Object Injection vulnerability in the Essential Blocks plugin for WordPress, affecting versions up to and including 4.2.0. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to inject PHP Objects through untrusted input deserialization in the get_posts function. While the plugin itself lacks a POP chain, if another plugin or theme provides one, attackers could achieve arbitrary file deletion, sensitive data retrieval, or code execution. Rated with a CVSS score of 8.1 (HIGH), this vulnerability has a high attack complexity but significant potential impact. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wpdeveloper:essential_blocks:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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