CVE-2026-16779
Kubio AI Page Builder <= 2.8.5 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Front-Page/Menu/Template Configuration Reversion via kubio_restore_front_page AJAX Action
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- Wordfence
Description
The Kubio AI Page Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.5. 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 overwrite front-page configuration options (show_on_front, page_on_front, and page_for_posts), rewrite primary navigation menu items, replace template parts, and overwrite the Kubio global-data post. Although a nonce check via check_ajax_referer() is present, the nonce is unconditionally emitted into window.kubioUtilsData for every user who can load the block editor, making it harvestable by any Contributor and therefore an ineffective authorization barrier.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| WordfenceCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Medium4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| NVDNVD · Deferred | 3.1 | Medium4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.39% · top 67% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Weakness
Affected products
extendthemes · Kubio AI Page Builder
- affected ≤ 2.8.5
References (6)
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/febca991-90a0-46b8-9609-2c8a71b5eb5f?source=cve (opens in a new tab)
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kubio/tags/2.8.5/lib/src/Core/KubioFrontPageRevertNotice.php#L151 (opens in a new tab)
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kubio/tags/2.8.5/lib/src/Core/KubioFrontPageRevertNotice.php#L25 (opens in a new tab)
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kubio/tags/2.8.5/lib/editor-assets.php#L411 (opens in a new tab)
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kubio/tags/2.8.5/lib/kubio-block-library.php#L197 (opens in a new tab)
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3633801%40kubio&new=3633801%40kubio (opens in a new tab)
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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