CVE-2023-4402 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2023-4402

Essential Blocks <= 4.2.0 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection via products

Vulnerability Description

The Essential Blocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in versions up to, and including, 4.2.0 via deserialization of untrusted input in the get_products function. This allows unauthenticated attackers to inject a PHP Object. No POP chain is present in the vulnerable plugin. If a POP chain is present via an additional plugin or theme installed on the target system, it could allow the attacker to delete arbitrary files, retrieve sensitive data, or execute code.

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:

  • Marco Wotschka

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Essential Blocks Pro, Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns
Vulnerable Versions:
0

Timeline

Official Publish: October 20th, 2023
Last Modified: April 8th, 2026
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

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

Weaknesses (CWE)