CVE-2026-40728 | BlockArt Magazine Blocks Plugin up to 1.8.3 on WordPress authorization

VDB-357699 · CVE-2026-40728 · GCVE-0-2026-40728 BLOCKART MAGAZINE BLOCKS PLUGIN UP TO 1.8.3 ON WORDPRESS AUTHORIZATION HISTORYDIFFRELATEJSONXMLCTI CVSS Meta Temp Score Current Exploit Price (≈) CTI Interest Score 6.1 $0-$5k 1.86 Summaryinfo A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in BlockArt Magazine Blocks Plugin up to 1.8.3 on WordPress. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in authorization. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2026-40728. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Detailsinfo A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in BlockArt Magazine Blocks Plugin up to 1.8.3 on WordPress. This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is: Missing Authorization vulnerability in BlockArt Magazine Blocks magazine-blocks allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Magazine Blocks: from n/a through <= 1.8.3. The weakness was shared by Nabil Irawan. It is possible to read the advisory at patchstack.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-40728 since 04/15/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/15/2026). There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Productinfo Type WordPress Plugin Vendor BlockArt Name Magazine Blocks Plugin Version 1.8.0 1.8.1 1.8.2 1.8.3 CPE 2.3info 🔒 🔒 🔒 CPE 2.2info 🔒 🔒 🔒 CVSSv4info VulDB Vector: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 CVSSv3info VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3 VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1 VulDB Base Score: 6.3 VulDB Temp Score: 6.1 VulDB Vector: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 CVSSv2info Vector Complexity Authentication Confidentiality Integrity Availability Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock VulDB Base Score: 🔒 VulDB Temp Score: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 Exploitinginfo Class: Authorization CWE: CWE-862 / CWE-863 / CWE-285 CAPEC: 🔒 ATT&CK: 🔒 Physical: No Local: No Remote: Yes Availability: 🔒 Status: Not defined Price Prediction: 🔍 Current Price Estimation: 🔒 0-Day Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Today Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Threat Intelligenceinfo Interest: 🔍 Active Actors: 🔍 Active APT Groups: 🔍 Countermeasuresinfo Recommended: no mitigation known Status: 🔍 0-Day Time: 🔒 Timelineinfo 04/15/2026 Advisory disclosed 04/15/2026 +0 days CVE reserved 04/15/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created 04/15/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update Sourcesinfo Advisory: patchstack.com Researcher: Nabil Irawan Status: Not defined CVE: CVE-2026-40728 (🔒) GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-40728 GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-357699 Entryinfo Created: 04/15/2026 13:59 Changes: 04/15/2026 13:59 (54) Complete: 🔍 Cache ID: 99:7A1:101 Discussion No comments yet. Languages: en. Please log in to comment. ◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸