CVE-2026-66696

Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor <= 3.7.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Information Exposure

2026-07-29 00:00
Abdullah Kareem "cyberkareem"

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 3.7.8.1
Affected Plugin
Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor
Affected Version
<= 3.7.8
CVSS
4.3Medium
Weakness type
CWE-200 · Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CVE
CVE-2026-66696
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At a glance

CVE-2026-66696 is a medium-severity Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in the Kadence Blocks WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 3.7.8. It carries a CVSS score of 4.3 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). Exploitation requires an authenticated account at Contributor level or above. The issue is fixed in version 3.7.8.1; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed July 2026, reported by Abdullah Kareem "cyberkareem".

Vulnerability Overview

The Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in versions up to, and including, 3.7.8. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to extract sensitive user or configuration data.

Technical Analysis

The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no interaction from a victim user.

CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Reaching this weakness in Kadence Blocks <= 3.7.8 takes an account at Contributor level or above. Sensitive information exposure means data the application intended to keep internal is returned to a caller who should not be able to see it.

The disclosed data — credentials, tokens, customer records or internal paths — is usually worth more as material for a follow-up attack than as an end in itself. For Kadence Blocks the fix is 3.7.8.1: builds <= 3.7.8 are affected, anything from 3.7.8.1 onward is not.

Remediation

Update to version 3.7.8.1, or a newer patched version

How WordSec helps

The fix is the thing that ends this: Kadence Blocks 3.7.8.1 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

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External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-66696https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/adecdae5-2cb9-42f3-befb-3f5dc73ed5dchttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-66696

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