Qubely <= 1.7.9 — Incorrect Authorization
86f3c549-2cdd-4294-bc62-0892e94ddbb7Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: 1.8.0 – 1.8.0Update to 1.8.1 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- Medium5.4
- CVSS
- 5.4CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:LWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:LPrivileges required- Low
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:NConfidentiality- None
I:LIntegrity- Low
A:LAvailability- Low
- Weakness
- CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
- Required access
- Unknown
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
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Am I affected?
Qubely – Advanced Gutenberg Blocks qubely
- Affected1.8.0 – 1.8.0
- Patched in1.8.1
Update to 1.8.1 or newer.
You are affected if you run 1.8.0 – 1.8.0. Version 1.8.1 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under Qubely – Advanced Gutenberg Blocks.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
What to do
- Update to version 1.8.1, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch Qubely – Advanced Gutenberg Blocks to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to Jan w Oleju.
The Qubely plugin for WordPress contains an incorrect authorization weakness that makes it possible for contributor-level users to update the plugin's settings in versions up to, and including 1.7.8. This is due to the use of the current_user_can() function checking for the edit_posts permission available to contributors rather than the manage_options permission only available to administrators on the ajax_update_qubely_options() function called via the wp_ajax_update_qubely_options AJAX action.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
Related CVEs
More in Qubely – Advanced Gutenberg Blocks
All 12| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium5.3 | Missing Authorization ≤1.8.14No patch available | CVE-2026-65531 | |
| Medium6.4 | Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ≤1.8.14No patch available | CVE-2026-39638 | |
| Medium5.4 | Missing Authorization ≤1.8.14No patch available | CVE-2025-58663 | |
| Medium4.3 | Authenticated (Contributor+) Sensitive Information Exposure ≤1.8.14No patch available | CVE-2025-58249 | |
| Medium4.3 | Authenticated (Contributor+) Sensitive Information Exposure via qubely_get_content ≤1.8.13Update to 1.8.14 | CVE-2024-13228 |
- Medium5.3Missing Authorization
≤1.8.14No patch available
- Medium6.4Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
≤1.8.14No patch available
- Medium5.4Missing Authorization
≤1.8.14No patch available
- Medium4.3Authenticated (Contributor+) Sensitive Information Exposure
≤1.8.14No patch available
- Medium4.3Authenticated (Contributor+) Sensitive Information Exposure via qubely_get_content
≤1.8.13Update to 1.8.14
Timeline
CVE published
Severity medium, CVSS 5.4
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
- Vulnerability data
- Wordfence Intelligence. [object Object] Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
- CVSS / CWE
- National Vulnerability Database (NVD), shown unmodified. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- VulnCrest content
- Summary, remediation guidance and page layout © VulnCrest. Not sourced from NVD.