Auth bypass in Stellarwp Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit For Gutenberg Editor

CVE-2026-12904

The Kadence Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks for Page Builder Features plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in versions up to and including 3.7.7. This is due to a mismatch between the object used for authorization and the object actually accessed in the Optimize_Rest_Controller's create_item(), get_item(), delete_item(), and bulk_delete_items() endpoints — authorization is checked via current_user_can('edit_post'/'delete_post', $post_id) against the user-supplied post_id, while the storage layer keys analysis records on sha256($post_path) from a separately supplied, attacker-controlled post_path parameter, with no enforcement that post_path corresponds to post_id. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to read or delete optimizer analysis records belonging to posts owned by other users by submitting their own post_id (which passes the capability check) together with the victim post's path.

Vulnerability class: IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Reference)

EPSS: 0.003 (21.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-12904?
CVE-2026-12904 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Stellarwp Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit For Gutenberg Editor, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-07-01.
How severe is CVE-2026-12904?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.