wedevs weDocs Plugin up to 2.6.1 on WordPress modalPlaceholder Block Attribute cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in wedevs weDocs Plugin up to 2.6.1. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component modalPlaceholder Block Attribute. The manipulation of the argument modalPlaceholder leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-104760. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability was found in wedevs weDocs Plugin up to 2.6.1 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component modalPlaceholder Block Attribute. The manipulation of the argument modalPlaceholder with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The weDocs: AI Powered Knowledge Base, Docs, Documentation, Wiki & AI Chatbot plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'modalPlaceholder' Block Attribute in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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. Because Contributors can save posts in pending status, a malicious payload in the modalPlaceholder block attribute will execute in the browser of any admin or editor who previews or views the pending post.

It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-104760 since 10/02/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• wedevs

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• weDocs Plugin

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• 2.6.0
• 2.6.1

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