Is VK Blocks safe to use?

Laskyr does not give safety verdicts. No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version (1.130.0). As of 2026-11-04. 5 issues are on record for older versions; version 1.126.2 or newer fixes all of them that state a fix. Keep VK Blocks on the latest version (1.130.0) and remove it if you do not use it.

Which versions of VK Blocks are vulnerable?

Known issues on record (newest first): Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) (1.126.1 and older, fixed in 1.126.2); Information disclosure (1.94.2.2 and older, fixed in 1.95.0.3); Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) (1.63.0.1 and older, fixed in 1.64.0.0); Missing authorization check (1.57.0.5 and older, fixed in 1.57.1.0). The full list with sources is on this page.

What is the latest version of VK Blocks?

1.130.0, according to wordpress.org (last updated 2026-11-02). It has 100,000+ active installs.

What should I do if my VK Blocks is out of date?

Take a backup, then update it from Dashboard > Updates (or run wp plugin update vk-blocks). If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can. If you think the site was already attacked, run a free scan at https://laskyr.com/scan.

Plugins · vk-blocks · data as of 2026-11-04

Is VK Blocks safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

Latest version: 1.130.0
Last updated: 2026-11-02
Active installs: 100,000+
Known issues on record: 5
Unpatched in latest: 0
Tested up to WP: 7.1.4 · PHP 7.4+

This is a plugin that extends Gutenberg's blocks. — by Vektor,Inc.

What to do

Update to the latest version (1.130.0). Anything older than 1.126.2 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.

With WP-CLI: wp plugin get vk-blocks --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update vk-blocks updates it.

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Known vulnerabilities

5 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.

medium 6.4 CVE-2026-78087 · published 2026-10-15

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in VK Blocks (1.126.1 and older)

Affected: 1.126.1 and older
Fixed in: 1.126.2 *
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence

Details from the advisory

The VK Blocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Group Block 'linkToPost' Feature in all versions up to, and including, 1.126.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

NVD CVE-2026-78087 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)

medium 4.3 CVE-2024-13635 · published 2025-03-07

Information disclosure in VK Blocks (1.94.2.2 and older)

Affected: 1.94.2.2 and older
Fixed in: 1.95.0.3 *
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence

Details from the advisory

The VK Blocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.94.2.2 via the page content block. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to extract sensitive data including the content of private posts and pages.

NVD CVE-2024-13635 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)Plugin source

medium 5.4 CVE-2023-5706 · published 2023-11-22

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in VK Blocks (1.63.0.1 and older)

Affected: 1.63.0.1 and older
Fixed in: 1.64.0.0 *
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

The VK Blocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'vk-blocks/ancestor-page-list' block in all versions up to, and including, 1.63.0.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

NVD CVE-2023-5706 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)Plugin source

medium 4.3 CVE-2023-0583 · published 2023-06-03

Missing authorization check in VK Blocks (1.57.0.5 and older)

Affected: 1.57.0.5 and older
Fixed in: 1.57.1.0 *
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

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.

NVD CVE-2023-0583 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)Plugin source

medium 4.3 CVE-2023-0584 · published 2023-06-03

Missing authorization check in VK Blocks (1.57.0.5 and older)

Affected: 1.57.0.5 and older
Fixed in: 1.57.1.0 *
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

The VK Blocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to improper authorization via the REST 'update_options' function in versions up to, and including, 1.57.0.5. This allows authenticated attackers, with contributor-level permissions or above, to change the 'vk_font_awesome_version' option to an arbitrary value.

NVD CVE-2023-0584 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)Plugin source

Recent activity

2026-11-02 — latest release on wordpress.org (1.130.0).
2026-10-15 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2026-78087), fixed in 1.126.2.
2025-03-07 — Information disclosure disclosed (CVE-2024-13635), fixed in 1.95.0.3.
2023-11-22 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2023-5706), fixed in 1.64.0.0.

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Types found in this plugin: Cross-site scripting (XSS) (2) · Missing authorization (2) · Sensitive data exposure (1)

Where this data comes from

Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/vk-blocks (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.

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Is VK Blocks safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version (1.130.0)

What to do

Check your version

Known vulnerabilities

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in VK Blocks (1.126.1 and older)

Information disclosure in VK Blocks (1.94.2.2 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in VK Blocks (1.63.0.1 and older)

Missing authorization check in VK Blocks (1.57.0.5 and older)

Missing authorization check in VK Blocks (1.57.0.5 and older)

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