CVE-2023-0584 - CVE House

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Status published Medium CVE-2023-0584

VK Blocks <= 1.57.0.5 - Authenticated(Contributor+) Settings Update

4.3 CVSS

Vulnerability Description

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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

Ramuel Gall

References

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Affected Vendor

vektor-inc

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Affected Software

VK Blocks

Vulnerable Versions:

0

Timeline

Official Publish: June 3rd, 2023

Last Modified: April 8th, 2026

Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application

T1078 Valid Accounts

T1548 Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism

Privilege Escalation

T1021 Remote Services

Lateral Movement

T1098 Account Manipulation

Defense Evasion