VK Blocks <= 1.57.0.5 — Authenticated(Contributor+) Settings Update
CVE-2023-0584Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤1.57.0.5Update to 1.58.0.0 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- Medium4.3
- CVSS
- 4.3CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:NWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:LPrivileges required- Low
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:NConfidentiality- None
I:LIntegrity- Low
A:NAvailability- None
- Weakness
- CWE-285 Improper Authorization
- Required access
- Unknown
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
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Am I affected?
VK Blocks vk-blocks
- Affected≤ 1.57.0.5
- Patched in1.58.0.0
Update to 1.58.0.0 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 1.57.0.5. Version 1.58.0.0 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under VK Blocks.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
What to do
- Update to version 1.58.0.0, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch VK Blocks to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to Ram.
The VK Blocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to improper authorization via the REST 'update_options' function in versions up to, and including, 1.57.0.5. This allows authenticated attackers, with contributor-level permissions or above, to change the 'vk_font_awesome_version' option to an arbitrary value.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
Related CVEs
More in VK Blocks
All 7| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium6.4 | Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Group Block 'linkToPost' Feature ≤1.126.1Update to 1.126.2 | CVE-2026-78087 | |
| Medium4.3 | Missing Authorization to Sensitive Information Exposure ≤1.94.2.2Update to 1.95.0.3 | CVE-2024-13635 | |
| Medium6.4 | Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Block ≤1.63.0.1Update to 1.64.0.0 | CVE-2023-5706 | |
| Medium4.3 | Authenticated(Contributor+) Settings Update ≤1.57.0.5Update to 1.57.0.10 | CVE-2023-0583 | |
| Medium6.4 | Stored (Contributor+) Cross-Site Scripting in Post ≤1.53.0.1Update to 1.54.0 | CVE-2023-27925 |
- Medium6.4Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Group Block 'linkToPost' Feature
≤1.126.1Update to 1.126.2
- Medium4.3Missing Authorization to Sensitive Information Exposure
≤1.94.2.2Update to 1.95.0.3
- Medium6.4Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Block
≤1.63.0.1Update to 1.64.0.0
- Medium4.3Authenticated(Contributor+) Settings Update
≤1.57.0.5Update to 1.57.0.10
- Medium6.4Stored (Contributor+) Cross-Site Scripting in Post
≤1.53.0.1Update to 1.54.0
Timeline
CVE published
Severity medium, CVSS 4.3
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
- Wordfence Intelligence. [object Object] Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
- CVE® identifiers
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- CVSS / CWE
- National Vulnerability Database (NVD), shown unmodified. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
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