CVE-2023-6623

Essential Blocks < 4.4.3 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion

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Published Jan 15, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 50.7% KEV · Not listed

Description

The Essential Blocks WordPress plugin before 4.4.3 does not prevent unauthenticated attackers from overwriting local variables when rendering templates over the REST API, which may lead to Local File Inclusion attacks.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

Essential Blocks

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 4.4.3

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wpdeveloper:essential_blocks:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

No advisories available

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 50.7% (50.673% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/blog/file-inclusion-vulnerability-fixed-in-essential-blocks-4-4-3/
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/633c28e0-0c9e-4e68-9424-55c32789b41f

History

Nov 13, 2024 10:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Wpdeveloper Essential Blocks

Weaknesses

CWE-22

Sources

CVE record Updated: Jun 11, 2025, 4:37 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Jan 15, 2024, 3:10 PM
Updated: Jun 11, 2025, 4:37 PM
Reserved: Dec 8, 2023, 2:24 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 8:35 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 8:35 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:51 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 15, 2024, 4:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:51 AM

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