Sensitive Information Exposure in aBlocks Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2026-118801

4.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Ablocks – Gutenberg Blocks, User Dashboard Builder, Popup Builder, Form Builder & Animation Builder
Vendor
CVE Published:
7 November 2026

What is CVE-2026-118801?

The aBlocks plugin for WordPress has a vulnerability that allows authenticated users with contributor-level access and higher to access sensitive information. By exploiting the 'id' parameter through a shortcode, these users can retrieve the full content of any password-protected posts. Moreover, users with author-level access or above can publish posts that embed the shortcode, consequently revealing password-protected content to unauthenticated visitors.

Affected Version(s)

aBlocks – Gutenberg Blocks, User Dashboard Builder, Popup Builder, Form Builder & Animation Builder 0 <= 2.18.0

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ablocks/tags/2...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ablocks/tags/2...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
None
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Wordfence PRISM
.