WordPress WP Docs plugin <= 2.2.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

published 2025-01-07 22 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-53085

cvss: 5.9; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.3%; EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 24%
public exploits: 0; none known

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Fahad Mahmood WP Docs wp-docs allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WP Docs: from n/a through <= 2.2.1.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

Fahad Mahmood WP Docs 2.2.2

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 22 mo ago (2025-01-07)

Exploit prediction

0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 24% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	5.9	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
NVD	3.1	4.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected products

Fahad Mahmood WP Docs

Classification

Weakness

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

Technology feeds

WordPress rss critical rss

References

patchstack.com /database/Wordpress/Plugin/wp-docs/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-docs-plugin-2-2-1-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulne
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2024-56288
NVD CVE-2024-56288

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CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.

Summary