CVE-2026-15286 Missing authorization in Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor
Authenticated contributors can bypass review workflows to publish posts and pages due to incorrect authorization checks in the Kadence Blocks 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-2026-15286?
CVE-2026-15286 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in stellarwp Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor, published on 10 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Gutenberg Blocks with AI by Kadence WP – Page Builder Features plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized post publication in all versions up to, and including, 3.5.32 due to a misconfigured capability check on the 'get_items_permission_check' function permission callback of the 'process_pattern' REST API endpoint. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to create and immediately publish posts of any type (including pages), bypassing the standard WordPress review workflow where contributors must submit posts for administrator approval.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-15286?
How do I fix CVE-2026-15286?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-15286 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-2026-15286 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-15286 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4969-3qm4-pr7h.