CVE-2025-11879: GenerateBlocks <= 2.1.1 - Improper Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary Options Disclosure

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-10-25 · updated 2026-10-08
Weakness: CWE-285

Description

The GenerateBlocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the 'get_option_rest' function in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor level access and above, to read arbitrary WordPress options, including sensitive information such as SMTP credentials, API keys, and other data stored by other plugins.

Affected products

edge22 GenerateBlocks: through 2.1.1

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/generateblocks/tags/2.1.1/includes/class-meta-handler.php#L19
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/generateblocks/tags/2.1.1/includes/class-meta-handler.php#L356
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/generateblocks/tags/2.1.1/includes/class-meta-handler.php#L78
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5f1ba1c7-de88-4070-a4ec-fbe4a0c30920?source=cve

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