WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

Qi Blocks < 1.5.0 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary Style Modification via 'page_id' Parameter

Description

The Qi Blocks plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.9 via the 'page_id' parameter due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author-level access and above, to modify the stored Qi Blocks styles of arbitrary posts, templates, or widgets they do not own — including site-wide surfaces via the reserved 'template' and 'widget' page_id values — enabling unauthorized frontend defacement, content hiding, and degradation of any page on the site. The endpoint's permission_callback checks only the generic edit_posts and publish_posts capabilities, meaning any user with the built-in Author role satisfies the check regardless of post ownership.

Affects Plugins

Fixed in 1.5.0

References

Classification

Type
IDOR
CWE
CVSS

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Original Researcher
Dmitrii Ignatyev
Verified
No

Timeline

Publicly Published
2026-06-30 (about 1 month ago)
Added
2026-06-30 (about 1 month ago)
Last Updated
2026-07-01 (about 1 month ago)

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