vulnerability

WordPress Plugin: gutenkit-blocks-addon: CVE-2024-9234: Missing Authorization

Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Oct 10, 2024
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Jun 24, 2025

Description

The GutenKit – Page Builder Blocks, Patterns, and Templates for Gutenberg Block Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to a missing capability check on the install_and_activate_plugin_from_external() function (install-active-plugin REST API endpoint) in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to install and activate arbitrary plugins, or utilize the functionality to upload arbitrary files spoofed like plugins.

Solution

gutenkit-blocks-addon-plugin-cve-2024-9234
Title
Rapid7 Labs

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