CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-12449

MediumCVSS 5.4
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.25%

16th percentile - higher than 16% of all known CVEs

Summary

The aBlocks – WordPress Gutenberg Blocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data and disclosure of sensitive information due to missing capability checks on multiple AJAX actions in all versions up to and including 2.4.0. Authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access can read plugin settings including block visibility, maintenance mode configuration, and third-party email marketing API keys.

Risk Assessment

Disclosure of API keys and configuration can lead to unauthorized access to external services and modification of plugin settings, potentially affecting site security and functionality.

Recommendation

Update the aBlocks plugin to a version later than 2.4.0 that fixes the missing capability checks. If no update is available, consider disabling the plugin until a patch is released.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The aBlocks – WordPress Gutenberg Blocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data and disclosure of sensitive information due to missing capability checks on multiple AJAX actions in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber level access and above, to read plugin settings including block visibility, maintenance mode configuration, and third-party email marketing API keys, as well as read sensitive configuration data including API keys for email marketing services.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS