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Essential BlocksWordPress extension · Wpdeveloper

CVE-2024-30467

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-06-09
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 4.4.10 or later.
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94/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Missing Authorization vulnerability in WPDeveloper Essential Blocks for Gutenberg.This issue affects Essential Blocks for Gutenberg: from n/a through 4.4.9.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Essential Blocks for Gutenberg plugin allows users with insufficient privileges to perform administrative actions or access sensitive functionality due to missing capability checks in the plugin's PHP code, potentially enabling privilege escalation.

MitigationUpdate Essential Blocks for Gutenberg to the latest version (beyond 4.4.9) which includes proper authorization and capability checks, or restrict administrative access to trusted users until the patch can be applied.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Essential BlocksWordPress extension
Affected:< 4.4.10

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Confirm Essential Blocks plugin is installed
    Navigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins and look for 'Essential Blocks for Gutenberg' in the installed plugins list, or query the database: SELECT option_value FROM wp_options WHERE option_name = 'plugin' and option_value LIKE '%essential-blocks%';
    Affected if The plugin is installed and active in WordPress
  2. Check installed version against vulnerable range
    In WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins > Essential Blocks for Gutenberg and note the version number displayed, or query: SELECT option_value FROM wp_options WHERE option_name = 'active_plugins'; then check plugin file version header
    Affected if The installed version is below 4.4.10 (e.g., 4.4.9, 4.4.8, etc.)
  3. Review user roles and capabilities for unexpected privilege escalation
    Navigate to WordPress admin > Users and examine if any user accounts have elevated roles (Administrator) that were not created by existing administrators, or query wp_usermeta for capability changes: SELECT user_id, meta_key, meta_value FROM wp_usermeta WHERE meta_key IN ('wp_capabilities', 'wp_user_level') ORDER BY user_id;
    Affected if Unexpected administrator accounts exist or users have capabilities they should not have based on their intended role
  4. Check admin action logs for unauthorized administrative actions
    If audit logging is enabled, review plugin action logs or server access logs for POST requests to /wp-admin/admin.php or /wp-json/ from users without admin privileges, focusing on settings changes, plugin modifications, or user creation events
    Affected if Non-administrator users have performed administrative actions (creating users, changing settings, activating/deactivating plugins)
  5. Inspect plugin REST API endpoints for unauthorized access
    Examine the Essential Blocks plugin PHP files (typically in wp-content/plugins/essential-blocks/) for REST API route registrations (register_rest_route) that may lack capability checks, or test access: curl -s -X GET https://your-site.com/wp-json/eb/v1/ -H "Authorization: Bearer [non-admin-user-token]"
    Affected if REST API endpoints in Essential Blocks respond successfully to requests from low-privileged users without proper capability validation

A user is affected if Essential Blocks for Gutenberg is installed with a version below 4.4.10 and either unauthorized administrator accounts exist or administrative actions have been performed by non-administrator users.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 4.4.10 or later
Fixed in 4.4.10
Interim mitigation

Update Essential Blocks for Gutenberg to the latest version (beyond 4.4.9) which includes proper authorization and capability checks, or restrict administrative access to trusted users until the patch can be applied.

Recommended fix High confidence

Essential Blocks for Gutenberg version 4.4.10

  1. Backup your WordPress site before making any changes
  2. Navigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins
  3. Find 'Essential Blocks for Gutenberg' in the installed plugins list
  4. Click 'Update now' if an update is available, or manually update to version 4.4.10
  5. Verify the plugin version shows 4.4.10 after updating
  6. Test that affected functionality works correctly after the update

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Essential Blocks Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
11.0 hours of engineering $1,930
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