CVE-2026-12902 json
Kadence Blocks <= 3.7.7 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary Media Attachment Creation via kadence_import_process_pattern/kadence_import_process_data AJAX Actions
published 4mo ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2026-40895
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 41%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 3.7.7. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to create arbitrary Media Library attachments by downloading remote images to the site's uploads directory via wp_upload_bits() and wp_insert_attachment(), bypassing the upload_files capability boundary.
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 4mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- stellarwp Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
- Technology feeds
References
- wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7de2cb7a-dc3d-41f2-8faa-9e87f78531b5?source=cve
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/kadence-blocks/tags/3.7.6/includes/class-kadence-blocks-prebuilt-library.php#L1078
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/kadence-blocks/tags/3.7.6/includes/class-kadence-blocks-prebuilt-library.php#L817
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/kadence-blocks/tags/3.7.6/includes/class-kadence-blocks-prebuilt-library.php#L916
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/kadence-blocks/tags/3.7.6/includes/class-kadence-blocks-prebuilt-library.php#L1223
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/kadence-blocks/tags/3.6.7/includes/class-kadence-blocks-prebuilt-library.php#L1078
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/kadence-blocks/tags/3.6.7/includes/class-kadence-blocks-prebuilt-library.php#L817
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/kadence-blocks/tags/3.6.7/includes/class-kadence-blocks-prebuilt-library.php#L916
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/kadence-blocks/tags/3.6.7/includes/class-kadence-blocks-prebuilt-library.php#L1223
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3590217%40kadence-blocks&new=3590217%40kadence-blocks&sfp_email
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-12902
- NVD CVE-2026-12902
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