CVE-2025-8487
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Publication date: 2025-09-19

Last updated on: 2025-09-19

Assigner: Wordfence

Description
The Kubio AI Page Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized plugin installation due to a missing capability check on the kubio-image-hub-install-plugin AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to install the Image Hub plugin.
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Published
2025-09-19
Last Modified
2025-09-19
Generated
2026-06-16
AI Q&A
2025-09-19
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-14
NVD
CVE-2025-8487
EUVD
EUVD-2025-30234
Affected Vendors & Products
Showing 2 associated CPEs
Vendor Product Version / Range
kubio kubio 2.6.3
kubio image-hub *
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CWE ID Description
CWE-862 The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.
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Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate this vulnerability, immediately update the Kubio AI Page Builder plugin to a version later than 2.6.3 where the issue is fixed. Additionally, restrict plugin installation capabilities to trusted administrator roles only and monitor for unauthorized plugin installations.

Impact Analysis

An attacker with Subscriber-level access or above can exploit this vulnerability to install unauthorized plugins, potentially leading to unauthorized changes, increased attack surface, or further compromise of the WordPress site.

Executive Summary

This vulnerability exists in the Kubio AI Page Builder plugin for WordPress, where a missing capability check on the 'kubio-image-hub-install-plugin' AJAX action allows authenticated users with Subscriber-level access or higher to install the Image Hub plugin without proper authorization.

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