CVE-2025-26871

Essential Blocks for Gutenberg <= 4.8.3 - Missing Authorization

mediumMissing Authorization

4.3

CVSS Score

4.3

CVSS Score

medium

Severity

4.8.4

Patched in

10d

Time to patch

Description

The Essential Blocks – Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks, Patterns & Templates plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on a function in all versions up to, and including, 4.8.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to perform an unauthorized action.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

None

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=4.8.3

PublishedFebruary 22, 2025

Last updatedMarch 3, 2025

Affected pluginessential-blocks

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/934d11e7-ea86-4ce8-aadd-a1739b125be0?source=api-prod

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