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CVE-2026-12157

MEDIUM 6.4

BetterDocs <= 4.5.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'blockId' Block Attribute

CVSS Score
6.4
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

The BetterDocs - Knowledge Base Docs & FAQ Solution for Elementor & Block Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the blockId attribute of the betterdocs/category-slate-layout Gutenberg block in versions up to, and including, 4.5.3. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in the CategorySlateLayout::render() method, which echoes the blockId block attribute directly into an HTML class attribute without esc_attr(). 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.

CWE CWE-79
Vendor wpdevteam
Product betterdocs – ai documentation, knowledge base, docs, wikis, faq with chatbot
Published Jun 19, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability

Affected Versions

wpdevteam / BetterDocs – AI Documentation, Knowledge Base, Docs, Wikis, FAQ with Chatbot
0 ≤ 4.5.3

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/81f61ef0-b3c7-4c69-bd18-5e5f0ea09abc?source=cve plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/betterdocs/tags/4.5.3/includes/Editors/BlockEditor/Blocks/CategorySlateLayout.php#L97 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/betterdocs/tags/4.5.3/includes/Editors/BlockEditor/Blocks/CategorySlateLayout.php#L66 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/betterdocs/tags/4.3.12/includes/Editors/BlockEditor/Blocks/CategorySlateLayout.php#L97 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/betterdocs/tags/4.3.12/includes/Editors/BlockEditor/Blocks/CategorySlateLayout.php#L66 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3576713%40betterdocs&new=3576713%40betterdocs&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=

Credits

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