CVE-2025-13921
weDocs <= 2.1.16 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Documentation Post Update
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 4.3 Medium
- Published
- Jan 23, 2026
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Reserved
- Dec 2, 2025
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 4.3 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N | Wordfence |
Weaknesses
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
weDocs: AI Powered Knowledge Base, Docs, Documentation, Wiki & AI Chatbotwedevs |
|
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c56234f3-7dd6-4dff-887d-5ddbf0cb7d3c?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wedocs/tags/2.1.14/includes/functions.php#L506
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wedocs/tags/2.1.14/includes/Installer.php#L21
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3426704/
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3440068/
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