CVE-2026-5427
CVE-2026-5427 — Kubio AI Page Builder <= 2.7.2 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Limited File Upload via Kubio Block Attributes
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.
Published Updated Sources: cvelistV5, Wordfence
Triage
Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the scoring sources call it.
Exploitation
Unreported
no source claims exploitation
EPSS
1%
chance of exploitation in 30 days
CVSS base
5.3
MEDIUM
CISA SSVC assessment
Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses · SSVC 2.0.3. A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.
Exploitation
None
none · proof-of-concept · active
Automatable
Yes
can an attacker script all four kill-chain steps
Technical impact
Partial
partial · total control of the vulnerable component
Affected scope
The catalog records vendors and products as separate lists, not pairs, so which product belongs to which vendor is not something this page can say.
Vendors (1)
Products (1)
Every base score collected
Sources score independently and disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.
| Score | Version | Severity | Expl. | Impact | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.3 | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | — | — | cvelistV5 |
Weakness & attack patterns
- CWE-862
Attack patterns reported against this CVE. The ATT&CK techniques below are inferred from its weakness class.
- T1211Exploitation for Defensive Evasion
- T1542.002Pre-OS Boot: Component Firmware
- T1556Modify Authentication Process
References
8 on the record
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d8096f3c-e1a9-424f-af10-3e80212db985?source=cve
reference
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kubio/trunk/lib/src/Core/Importer.php#L546
reference
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kubio/tags/2.7.1/lib/src/Core/Importer.php#L546
reference
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kubio/trunk/lib/importer/importer-filters/kubio-blocks.php#L20
reference
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kubio/tags/2.7.1/lib/importer/importer-filters/kubio-blocks.php#L20
reference
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kubio/trunk/lib/filters/post-insert.php#L17
reference
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/kubio/tags/2.7.1/lib/filters/post-insert.php#L17
reference
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3506647/kubio/trunk/lib/src/Core/Importer.php
reference
Elsewhere on this site
- extendthemesevery CVE for this vendor
- CWE-862other pages naming this weakness
Not in any source we poll
Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.
- No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
- No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
- No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.