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High · 7.1 CVE-2021-38312 EUVD-2021-24765GHSA-jgqj-hr6f-2p53

Gutenberg Template Library & Redux Framework <= 4.2.11 Incorrect Authorization check to Arbitrary plugin installation and post deletion

Published Sep 2, 2021 · Updated May 5, 2025 · Assigned by Wordfence

Description

The Gutenberg Template Library & Redux Framework plugin <= 4.2.11 for WordPress used an incorrect authorization check in the REST API endpoints registered under the “redux/v1/templates/” REST Route in “redux-templates/classes/class-api.php”. The `permissions_callback` used in this file only checked for the `edit_posts` capability which is granted to lower-privileged users such as contributors, allowing such users to install arbitrary plugins from the WordPress repository and edit arbitrary posts.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Redux.io Gutenberg Template Library & Redux Framework 4.2.11 – ≤ 4.2.11 —

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