---
id: "CVE-2026-125819"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-125819"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-125819"]
title: "PublishPress Gutenberg Blocks: missing authorization check lets users bypass access controls"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 5.3
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["gutenberg-blocks", "package", "publishpress", "wordpress"]
not_affected_if: ["plugin-not-installed"]
published_at: "2026-11-13T15:17:41+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-13T15:46:18+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-13T15:49:02+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-125819", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-13T15:46:18+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# PublishPress Gutenberg Blocks: missing authorization check lets users bypass access controls

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-125819 (this .md is for agents)

PublishPress Gutenberg Blocks (advanced-gutenberg) has a missing authorization check that allows exploiting incorrectly configured access control levels. The affected versions are all releases through 3.7.6.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed version of the Gutenberg Blocks plugin in the WordPress admin under Plugins, or in `wp-content/plugins/advanced-gutenberg`.
- Treat any version through `3.7.6` as affected.

## Timeline

- 2026-11-13T15:46:18+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-125819

## From the sources

Missing Authorization vulnerability in PublishPress Gutenberg Blocks advanced-gutenberg allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Gutenberg Blocks: from n/a through 3.7.6.

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