WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
weDocs < 2.1.17 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Documentation Post Update
Description
The weDocs: AI Powered Knowledge Base, Docs, Documentation, Wiki & AI Chatbot plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification or loss of data due to a missing capability check on the 'wedocs_user_documentation_handling_capabilities' function in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.16. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to edit any documentation post. The vulnerability was partially patched in version 2.1.16.
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Classification
Type
NO AUTHORISATION
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
blue0x1
Verified
No
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2026-01-22 (about 4 months ago)
Added
2026-01-23 (about 4 months ago)
Last Updated
2026-01-23 (about 4 months ago)