Kadence Identity image content lets Contributors store JavaScript

Kadence Blocks through 3.7.8.1 insufficiently sanitizes and escapes Identity block inner-image content in build_html(). A Contributor can store JavaScript that executes for page viewers when urlTransparent is non-empty; the record does not disclose the exact image field or payload encoding.

CVE / CNA score 6.4 CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com

NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.

Component: Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor
Plugin slug: kadence-blocks
Affected: <= 3.7.8.1
Safe version: > 3.7.8.1
Published: Aug 01, 2026
Weakness: CWE-79 — Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

This CVE was published Aug 01, 2026 and is one of 19 known issues for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update to a corrected release after 3.7.8.1. Review Identity blocks with urlTransparent enabled, remove malicious inner-image content, and invalidate privileged sessions if affected pages were viewed.

A safe version is available, so updating to that version or later is the preferred remediation. If an immediate update is not practical, consider a targeted application patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Source record

Technical description

The Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Identity Block Inner Image Content in all versions up to, and including, 3.7.8.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This vulnerability is only triggerable when the block's urlTransparent attribute is set to a non-empty value, as this is a required precondition for the vulnerable code path in build_html() to be reached.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

References

Primary and upstream sources

Data attribution: This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

Vulnerability data licensing

CVE. Copyright © 1999–2026, The MITRE Corporation. MITRE hereby grants you a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, no-charge, royalty-free, irrevocable copyright license to reproduce, prepare derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, sublicense, and distribute Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE™). Any copy you make for such purposes is authorized provided that you reproduce MITRE's copyright designation and this license in any such copy.

CWE. Copyright © 2006–2026, The MITRE Corporation. CWE™ is free to use by any organization or individual for any research, development, and/or commercial purposes, per these CWE Terms of Use. Accordingly, The MITRE Corporation hereby grants you a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use CWE for research, development, and commercial purposes. Any copy you make for such purposes is authorized on the condition that you reproduce MITRE’s copyright designation and this license in any such copy.

CVSS. CVSS is owned and managed by FIRST.Org, Inc. (FIRST) and used by permission.

Source-record text is CVE/CNA content delivered through the NVD API. Fused summaries and remediation guidance are independently authored and are not attributed to NVD.

All other copyrights and trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Full data sources, terms, and disclaimers