Essential Blocks <= 5.7.2 - Missing Authorization To Authenticated (Author+) Information Disclosure
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing or incorrect capability checks on the get_instagram_access_token_callback, google_map_api_key_save_callback and get_siteinfo functions in all versions up to, and including, 5.7.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to view API keys configured for the external services.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wpdevteam | Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns | up to 5.7.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns Vendorwpdevteam Affected up to 5.7.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-11369
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c4h7-r924-5jg8
References
Other 5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7e5b1e90-53f7-4afc-9544-c36afe1ee813?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/essential-blocks/tags/5.7.0/includes/Integrations/OpenVerse.php#L108
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/essential-blocks/tags/5.7.0/includes/Integrations/Instagram.php#L20
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/essential-blocks/tags/5.7.0/includes/Integrations/GoogleMap.php#L50
- https://research.cleantalk.org/cve-2025-11369/
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Sources
- CVE-2025-11369 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-11369 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c4h7-r924-5jg8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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