Stored Cross-Site Scripting in WP Docs for WordPress
CVE-2026-3878

6.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
WP Docs
Vendor
CVE Published:
16 April 2026

What is CVE-2026-3878?

The WP Docs plugin for WordPress is susceptible to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability that arises from inadequate input sanitization and output escaping. This flaw allows authenticated users with subscriber-level access or higher to inject malicious web scripts through the 'wpdocs_options[icon_size]' parameter. The injected scripts can compromise the security of users visiting affected pages, executing unwanted actions and potentially leading to data breaches.

Affected Version(s)

WP Docs 0 <= 2.2.9

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3481830/wp-docs

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Nabil Irawan
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