CVE-2023-4402 is a critical PHP Object Injection vulnerability affecting the Essential Blocks plugin (versions up to 4.2.0) for WordPress, including both free and pro versions. This allows unauthenticated attackers to inject PHP Objects via the get_products function. Rated 9.8 CVSS (Critical), it has low attack complexity and can lead to arbitrary file deletion, data retrieval, or code execution if a suitable POP chain exists elsewhere on the system. While no active exploitation or public exploits are confirmed, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential for future exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 4.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wpdeveloper:essential_blocks:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | ||
< 1.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wpdeveloper:essential_blocks_pro:*:*:*:*:*: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
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.