BetterDocs <= 4.5.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'blockId' Block Attribute
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.
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Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/betterdocs/tags/4.3.12/includes/Editors/BlockEditor/Blocks/CategorySlateLayout.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/betterdocs/tags/4.3.12/includes/Editors/BlockEditor/Blocks/CategorySlateLayout.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/betterdocs/tags/4.5.3/includes/Editors/BlockEditor/Blocks/CategorySlateLayout.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/betterdocs/tags/4.5.3/includes/Editors/BlockEditor/Blocks/CategorySlateLayout.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changesetmitre
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/81f61ef0-b3c7-4c69-bd18-5e5f0ea09abcmitre
News mentions
3- Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (June 15, 2026 to June 21, 2026)Wordfence Blog · Jun 25, 2026
- 25 WordPress Plugin CVEs Drop in Three Days: File Deletion, SSRF, and XSS Dominate the BatchVypr Intelligence · Jun 22, 2026
- 25 WordPress Plugin CVEs Drop in Two Days: Critical File Deletion, SSRF, and XSS Lead the BatchVypr Intelligence · Jun 19, 2026