CVE-2023-2083 affects the Essential Blocks plugin for WordPress, specifically versions up to and including 4.0.6. This vulnerability allows unauthorized users, even those with subscriber-level access, to modify plugin settings due to a missing capability check on the save function. The CVSS score of 4.3 (Medium) indicates a low-complexity attack requiring low privileges, with a potential impact of low integrity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wpdeveloper:essential_blocks:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.