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CVE-2023-0584: VK Blocks <= 1.57.0.5 - Authenticated(Contributor+) Settings Update

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-06-03 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-285

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.

Affected products

• vektor-inc VK Blocks: through 1.57.0.5

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/vk-blocks/trunk/inc/vk-blocks/font-awesome/class-vk-blocks-font-awesome-api.php
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2927751
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b90b7f6c-df7f-48a5-b283-cf5facbd71e5?source=cve
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/vk-blocks/trunk/inc/vk-blocks/font-awesome/class-vk-blocks-font-awesome-api.php
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b90b7f6c-df7f-48a5-b283-cf5facbd71e5?source=cve

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