B Blocks <= 2.0.6 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via rgfr_registration Function
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The B Blocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation due to missing authorization and improper input validation within the rgfr_registration() function in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.6. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create a new account and assign it the administrator role.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-8059
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2p79-m736-2x7h
References
Other 4
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0ee3b389-60c9-4f8e-9428-a71a6d9b20aa?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/b-blocks/trunk/includes/blocks/RegisterForm.php#L77
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/b-blocks/#developers
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3340770/
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Sources
- CVE-2025-8059 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-8059 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2p79-m736-2x7h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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