CVE-2025-47601 WordPress MaxiBlocks plugin <= 2.1.0 - Arbitrary Option Update to Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Attackers can update arbitrary options to escalate privileges due to missing authorization checks in the MaxiBlocks WordPress plugin.
- 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-2025-47601?
CVE-2025-47601 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Christiaan Pieterse MaxiBlocks, published on 7 Jun 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Christiaan Pieterse MaxiBlocks maxi-blocks allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects MaxiBlocks: from n/a through <= 2.1.0.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-47601?
How do I fix CVE-2025-47601?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-47601 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-2025-47601 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-47601 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fvwj-582j-236v.