# CVE-2025-12449

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2025-12449
- **Severity:** MEDIUM
- **CVSS Score:** 5.4 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N)
- **CWE:** CWE-862
- **Published:** Jan 7, 2026
- **Last Modified:** Sep 15, 2026

## Description

The aBlocks – WordPress Gutenberg Blocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data and disclosure of sensitive information due to missing capability checks on multiple AJAX actions in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber level access and above, to read plugin settings including block visibility, maintenance mode configuration, and third-party email marketing API keys, as well as read sensitive configuration data including API keys for email marketing services.

## Affected Products

- kodezen — aBlocks – WordPress Gutenberg Blocks, User Dashboard Builder, Popup Builder, Form Builder & GSAP Animation Builder (*)
- kodezen — aBlocks – Gutenberg Blocks, User Dashboard Builder, Popup Builder, Form Builder & Animation Builder (0)

## References

- [CNA](https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c10600ae-1ff0-4f12-ae53-39d9342640f4?source=cve)
- [CNA](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ablocks/tags/2.4.0/includes/ajax/settings.php#L16)
- [CNA](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ablocks/tags/2.4.0/includes/classes/abstract-request-handler.php#L486)
- [CNA](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ablocks/tags/2.4.0/includes/assets.php#L353)
- [CNA](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=/ablocks/trunk/includes/classes/abstract-request-handler.php&old=3269886&new_path=/ablocks/trunk/includes/classes/abstract-request-handler.php&new=3401920)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 0.25%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 16.5

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-17._