CVE-2025-12449 (GCVE-0-2025-12449)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-07 07:17 – Updated: 2026-01-07 16:13
VLAI?
Title
aBlocks – WordPress Gutenberg Blocks <= 2.4.0 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Settings Modification
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. 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.
Severity ?
5.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
kodezen aBlocks – WordPress Gutenberg Blocks, User Dashboard Builder, Popup Builder, Form Builder & GSAP Animation Builder Affected: * , ≤ 2.4.0 (semver)
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mahdi salhi
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