CVE-2026-39709Network attack vector

Unauthenticated API key disclosure via HTML rendering

Published Apr 8, 2026 · Updated Apr 8, 2026

Sensitive-data exposure in The Tech Tribe The Tribal Plugin 1.3.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to read its API key in HTML responses. The plugin renders the configured API key into page HTML instead of keeping the credential server-side; the vendor's 1.3.5 changelog identifies that output as the corrected sensitive-data path. No authentication or user interaction is required, and the demonstrated consequence is disclosure of the embedded API key rather than data modification or service interruption.

CVSS severity5.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.20%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Sensitive-data exposure in The Tech Tribe The Tribal Plugin 1.3.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to read its API key in HTML responses. The plugin renders the configured API key into page HTML instead of keeping the credential server-side; the vendor's 1.3.5 changelog identifies that output as the corrected sensitive-data path. No authentication or user interaction is required, and the demonstrated consequence is disclosure of the embedded API key rather than data modification or service interruption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-39709
Published
Apr 8, 2026
Updated
Apr 8, 2026
Vendor
The Tech Tribe
Product
The Tribal Plugin
Classifications
CWE-201, CAPEC-37, T1552
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 8, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=1.3.4

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

The Tech Tribe · The Tribal Pluginversion=0 <=1.3.4

Published CVSS scores

5.3CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
5.3PatchstackCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-201Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data
CAPEC-37Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data
T1552Unsecured Credentials

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