Medium
VK Blocks <= 1.57.0.5 - Authenticated(Contributor+) Settings Update
Type: advisorySources: OSV
The VK Blocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to improper authorization via the REST 'update_vk_blocks_options' function in versions up to, and including, 1.57.0.5. This allows authenticated attackers, with contributor-level permissions or above, to change plugin settings including default icons.
- Products
- Not specified
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2023-0583
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 2 Nov 2026, 18:54 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
VK Blocks <= 1.57.0.5 - Authenticated(Contributor+) Settings Update
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 3 Jun 2023, 01:59 UTC
The VK Blocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to improper authorization via the REST 'update_vk_blocks_options' function in versions up to, and including, 1.57.0.5. This allows authenticated attackers, with contributor-level permissions or above, to change plugin settings including default icons.
osv:CVE-2023-0583
Complete source record
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