Medium severity · published Apr 17, 2026
CVE-2026-5427
Kubio AI Page Builder <= 2.7.2 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Limited File Upload via Kubio Block Attributes
5.3
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Kubio plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Upload in versions up to and including 2.7.2. This is due to insufficient capability checks in the kubio_rest_pre_insert_import_assets() function, which is hooked to the rest_pre_insert_{post_type} filter for posts, pages, templates, and template parts. When a post is created or updated via the REST API, Kubio parses block attributes looking for URLs in the 'kubio' attribute namespace and automatically imports them via importRemoteFile() without verifying the user has the upload_files capability. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access and above to bypass WordPress's normal media upload restrictions and upload files fetched from external URLs to the media library, creating attachment posts in the database.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 45% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KA
Kubio AI Page Builder · extendthemes
through 2.7.2 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5427
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-5427
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kubio/tags/2.7.1/lib/filters/post-insert.php#L17
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kubio/tags/2.7.1/lib/importer/importer-filters/kubio-blocks.php#L20
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kubio/tags/2.7.1/lib/src/Core/Importer.php#L546
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kubio/trunk/lib/filters/post-insert.php#L17
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kubio/trunk/lib/importer/importer-filters/kubio-blocks.php#L20
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kubio/trunk/lib/src/Core/Importer.php#L546
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