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Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2025-50034

MEDIUM · 6.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-06-20
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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71/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Mahmudul Hasan Arif Enhanced Blocks – Page Builder Blocks for Gutenberg enhanced-blocks allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Enhanced Blocks – Page Builder Blocks for Gutenberg: from n/a through <= 1.4.1.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

Missing Authorization vulnerability in the Enhanced Blocks WordPress plugin allows authenticated users to access functions or data they should not have permission to access. The plugin fails to properly validate user capabilities before performing certain actions, enabling privilege escalation or unauthorized data access.

MitigationApply vendor patch/upgrade to version 1.4.2 or later. If no patch available, audit the plugin code for functions lacking current_user_can() capability checks and add appropriate authorization controls.

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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

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  1. Confirm Enhanced Blocks plugin is installed
    In WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'Enhanced Blocks' or 'Guten Blocks' in the plugin list
    Affected if The plugin appears in the installed plugins list and is activated
  2. Identify the installed version number
    Click on the plugin name in Plugins page, or check the plugin header in /wp-content/plugins/enhanced-blocks/enhanced-blocks.php for the 'Version' comment
    Affected if The version is below 1.4.2 (the patched version)
  3. Verify authenticated user roles exist
    Go to Users > All Users in WordPress admin and list non-administrator accounts with subscriber, contributor, author, or editor roles
    Affected if There are user accounts with roles below Administrator (these could be exploited for privilege escalation)
  4. Check for exposed admin-level functions
    Inspect the plugin directory /wp-content/plugins/enhanced-blocks/ for PHP files and look for action/filter hooks (add_action, add_filter) that perform sensitive operations without current_user_can() checks
    Affected if AJAX handlers or admin-init actions lack capability checks like current_user_can('manage_options') or similar authorization validation

User is affected if Enhanced Blocks plugin version is below 1.4.2 AND non-admin user accounts exist with authenticated access to the WordPress site

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply vendor patch/upgrade to version 1.4.2 or later. If no patch available, audit the plugin code for functions lacking current_user_can() capability checks and add appropriate authorization controls.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

Version 1.4.2 or latest available version

  1. 1. Log in to the WordPress admin dashboard
  2. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
  3. 3. Locate 'Enhanced Blocks – Page Builder Blocks for Gutenberg'
  4. 4. Check if an update is available and update to the latest version (version 1.4.2 or higher)
  5. 5. If no update appears, manually download the latest version from the WordPress plugin repository and reinstall

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
11.0 hours of engineering $1,930
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