GenerateBlocks <= 2.1.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Information Exposure via Metadata
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
The GenerateBlocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to information exposure due to missing object-level authorization checks in versions up to, and including, 2.1.2. This is due to the plugin registering multiple REST API routes under `generateblocks/v1/meta/` that gate access with `current_user_can('edit_posts')`, which is granted to low-privileged roles such as Contributor. The handlers accept arbitrary entity IDs (user IDs, post IDs, etc.) and meta keys, returning any requested metadata with only a short blacklist of password-like keys for protection. There is no object-level authorization ensuring the caller is requesting only their own data, and there is no allowlist of safe keys. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to exfiltrate personally identifiable information (PII) and other sensitive profile data of administrator accounts or any other users by directly querying user meta keys via the exposed endpoints via the `get_user_meta_rest` function. In typical WordPress + WooCommerce setups, this includes names, email, phone, and address fields that WooCommerce stores in user meta, enabling targeted phishing, account takeover pretexting, and privacy breaches.
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-2025-12512
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fxjp-p7jh-rpgg
References
Other 5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6affdb56-39cc-4749-b7cb-b80b7666f028?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/generateblocks/tags/2.1.1/includes/class-meta-handler.php#L56
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/generateblocks/tags/2.1.1/includes/class-meta-handler.php#L297
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/generateblocks/tags/2.1.1/includes/class-meta-handler.php#L61
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3415721/generateblocks/trunk/includes/class-meta-handler.php
More edge22 vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-01381 WP Show Posts <= 1.1.4 - Information Exposure CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2026-02975 Authorization bypass in edge22 GenerateBlocks CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2026-11388 Cross-site scripting in edge22 GenerateBlocks CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
- TI-2025-10890 GenerateBlocks <= 2.1.1 - Improper Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary Options Disclosure CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2023-06219 GeneratePress Premium <= 2.3.2 - Authenticated(Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Custom Meta CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
- TI-2026-08552 Cross-site scripting in edge22 GenerateBlocks CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
Sources
- CVE-2025-12512 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-12512 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fxjp-p7jh-rpgg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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