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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2025-26871
CVE-2025-26871:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A Missing Authorization vulnerability was identified in WPDeveloper Essential Blocks for Gutenberg plugin versions through 4.8.3. The vulnerability allows exploiting incorrectly configured access control security levels (Debian Security, Patchstack).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a Broken Access Control issue with a CVSS score of 4.3 (Low severity). The security flaw stems from missing authorization, authentication, or nonce token checks in certain functions, potentially allowing unprivileged users to execute higher privileged actions (Patchstack).
Impact
The vulnerability has a low severity impact and is considered unlikely to be exploited. It affects users with Contributor-level privileges and could potentially lead to unauthorized access to privileged functions (Patchstack).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users are advised to update to version 4.8.4 or later to remediate this vulnerability. Patchstack users have the option to enable auto-update specifically for vulnerable plugins (Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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