CVE-2025-11879
MediumCVSS 6.5Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk20th percentile - higher than 20% of all known CVEs
Summary
The GenerateBlocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the 'get_option_rest' function in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor level access and above, to read arbitrary WordPress options, including sensitive information such as SMTP credentials, API keys, and other data stored by other plugins.
Risk Assessment
An attacker with low privileges can access sensitive configuration data such as SMTP credentials or API keys, potentially leading to further attacks and system compromise.
Recommendation
Update the GenerateBlocks plugin to a version newer than 2.1.1 that fixes this vulnerability. Consider reviewing and rotating any exposed credentials.
Other vulnerabilities in GenerateBlocks
See all- CVE-2026-13458Medium
The GenerateBlocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting via dynamic tag injection in HTML attributes in all versions up to and including 2.3.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or above to inject arbitrary web scripts on pages.
- CVE-2026-9756Medium
The GenerateBlocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Headline Block 'linkMetaFieldType' Dynamic Link Attribute in all versions up to and including 2.2.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping.
Original NVD description (English source)
The GenerateBlocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the 'get_option_rest' function in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor level access and above, to read arbitrary WordPress options, including sensitive information such as SMTP credentials, API keys, and other data stored by other plugins.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS

