CVE-2023-2087

Essential Blocks <= 4.0.6 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via save

4.3 Medium

The Essential Blocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 4.0.6. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the save function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change plugin settings via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.32%Up 0.3 points since Jun 9, 2023

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 4.3

Essential Blocks <= 4.0.6 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via save

Record: CVE-2023-2087
CVSS 3.1: 4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-352
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2023-33613 4.3

Record: EUVD-2023-33613
CVSS 3.1: 4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q47v-h75g-pf54 4.3

The Essential Blocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions...

Record: GHSA-q47v-h75g-pf54
CVSS 3.1: 4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-352
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 4.3

Record: CVE-2023-2087
CVSS 3.1: 4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-352
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2023-2087 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Wpdeveloper Essential Blocks, published June 9, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.32%, the 25th percentile. No source names a fixed version.