CVE-2026-12157
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…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.35%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.4 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.35% probability · 28th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Source
- security@wordfence.com
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/betterdocs/tags/4.3.12/includes/Editors/BlockEditor/Blocks/CategorySlateLayout.php#L66
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/betterdocs/tags/4.3.12/includes/Editors/BlockEditor/Blocks/CategorySlateLayout.php#L97
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/betterdocs/tags/4.5.3/includes/Editors/BlockEditor/Blocks/CategorySlateLayout.php#L66
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/betterdocs/tags/4.5.3/includes/Editors/BlockEditor/Blocks/CategorySlateLayout.php#L97
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3576713%40betterdocs&new=3576713%40betterdocs&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/81f61ef0-b3c7-4c69-bd18-5e5f0ea09abc?source=cve
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.