CVE-2024-23500 HIGH

CVE-2024-23500: WordPress Kadence Blocks plugin <= 3.2.19 - Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability

Vendor Stellarwp

Product Gutenberg Blocks by Kadence Blocks

Weakness CWE-918 · SSRF

Published March 28, 2024

Last update May 11, 2026

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CVSS base score

7.7/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality High

Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in StellarWP Gutenberg Blocks by Kadence Blocks kadence-blocks.This issue affects Gutenberg Blocks by Kadence Blocks: from n/a through <= 3.2.19.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Kadence Blocks allows authenticated users to make the site send HTTP requests to internal or external systems on the attacker's behalf. An attacker with low-level site access can probe internal networks, access metadata services, or interact with backend systems without direct network access. The vulnerability affects all versions up to 3.2.19.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Make the site send requests to internal networks or external systems to read sensitive data or interact with backend services.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Internal network information, cloud metadata, or backend service responses may be exposed to authenticated attackers.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege user account on the site (e.g., contributor or subscriber role).

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

March 28, 2024 CVE published

May 11, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-23500 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/918.html AskarLabs — CWE-918 write-up Server-Side Request Forgery

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