Gutenberg Blocks with AI by Kadence WP – Page Builder Features <= 3.5.32 - Incorrect Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Post Publication (stellarwp Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.37 % · percentile 30 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- Wordfence
- NVD status
- Deferred
Description
The Gutenberg Blocks with AI by Kadence WP – Page Builder Features plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized post publication in all versions up to, and including, 3.5.32 due to a misconfigured capability check on the 'get_items_permission_check' function permission callback of the 'process_pattern' REST API endpoint. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to create and immediately publish posts of any type (including pages), bypassing the standard WordPress review workflow where contributors must submit posts for administrator approval.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6e739eb4-6b8b-4bc7-a1e6-790180668c93?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kadence-blocks/trunk/includes/class-kadence-blocks-prebuilt-library-rest-api.php#L590
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kadence-blocks/trunk/includes/class-kadence-blocks-prebuilt-library-rest-api.php#L925
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3445125/
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N | Wordfence |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N | NVD · security@wordfence.com (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-42795
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-15286
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| stellarwp · Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor | affected 0 ≤ 3.5.32 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |