Vulnerability Description
The Magazine Blocks – Blog Designer, Magazine & Newspaper Website Builder, Page Builder with Posts Blocks, Post Grid plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.8.6. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to demote administrator-owned published builder templates (header, footer, front page, single, archive, 404, and search) to draft status and replace them with attacker-authored block content rendered site-wide, enabling defacement, phishing, and SEO spam. This is possible because the mzb-builder-template post type is registered with capability_type='post' and exposed via the REST API, and the _mzb_template meta key is accessible to any user with edit_posts capability, meaning Contributor-level users and above can trigger the vulnerable save_post() hook.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/magazine-blocks/tags/1.8.6/includes/M
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/magazine-blocks/tags/1.8.6/includes/P
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/magazine-blocks/tags/1.8.6/includes/P
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/magazine-blocks/tags/1.8.6/includes/P
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3656574%40magazine-bl
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7f66d26a-8eb7-4b29-bb7
FAQ
What is CVE-2026-75017?
CVE-2026-75017 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.3 (MEDIUM). The Magazine Blocks – Blog Designer, Magazine & Newspaper Website Builder, Page Builder with Posts Blocks, Post Grid plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, a...
How severe is CVE-2026-75017?
CVE-2026-75017 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 4.3/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-75017?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Review vendor security bulletins for remediation guidance.