CVE-2024-23500Network attack vector

Authenticated internal-service access via arbitrary server requests

Published Mar 28, 2024 · Updated May 11, 2026

Server-side request forgery in StellarWP Kadence Blocks 3.2.19 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to access internal services. Public advisories do not identify the affected function or parameter; they state only that the plugin issues attacker-directed web requests from WordPress. Contributor-level access is required, and those requests can read or modify information exposed by internal services.

CVSS severity7.7
High
EPSS probability0.51%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Server-side request forgery in StellarWP Kadence Blocks 3.2.19 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to access internal services. Public advisories do not identify the affected function or parameter; they state only that the plugin issues attacker-directed web requests from WordPress. Contributor-level access is required, and those requests can read or modify information exposed by internal services.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-23500
Published
Mar 28, 2024
Updated
May 11, 2026
Vendor
Liquid Web
Product
Kadence Blocks
Classifications
CWE-918, T1190
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 28, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 11, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=3.2.19 changes=[{"at":"3.2.20","status":"unaffected"}]

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Liquid Web · Kadence Blocksversion=0 <=3.2.19 changes=[{"at":"3.2.20","status":"unaffected"}]

Published CVSS scores

6.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
7.7PatchstackCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-918Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

Public exploit references

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