Vulnerability · Published Jul 10, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2026-15286Gutenberg Blocks with AI by Kadence WP – Page Builder Features <= 3.5.32 - Incorrect Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Post Publication
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity incorrect authorization in Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor from stellarwp. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 31% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| stellarwp | Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor | 0 – through 3.5.32 |
Weakness: CWE-863 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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/