CVE-2025-11879 GenerateBlocks <= 2.1.1 - Improper Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary Options Disclosure
Authenticated contributors can read arbitrary WordPress options, exposing sensitive data like API keys and credentials due to missing capability checks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-11879?
CVE-2025-11879 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in edge22 GenerateBlocks, published on 25 Oct 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-285
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-11879?
How do I fix CVE-2025-11879?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-11879 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-11879 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-11879 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xgcr-j3c3-gc3w.