CVE-2026-101935
What it is
The Echo Knowledge Base – Documentation, FAQs, Chat & Smart Search plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the 'new_kb_config' parameter (specifically the article-mobile-break-point-v2 key, among other config keys interpolated into the <style> element) in versions up to, and including, 17.214.0 This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in EPKB_Frontend_Editor::fe_preview_config() and EPKB_Articles_Setup: on every knowledge base article page view, when the request supplies epkb_fe_reload_mode=on, an attacker-controlled JSON blob is merged over the stored KB configuration and several values are concatenated directly into a stylesheet emitted inside a literal <style> element without escaping (minify_css() does not strip <, > or /). This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user (with Editor-level access or above, holding the manage_categories capability, or an Administrator) into performing an action such as clicking on a specially crafted link.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in, but needs a user to act. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.3% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 6.1 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.3% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
- Record status
- Deferred
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 6.1
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
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References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/echo-knowledge-base/tags/17.214.0/includes/admin/editor/class-epkb-frontend-editor.php#L1072
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/echo-knowledge-base/tags/17.214.0/includes/admin/editor/class-epkb-frontend-editor.php#L848
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/echo-knowledge-base/tags/17.214.0/includes/class-epkb-utilities.php#L836
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/echo-knowledge-base/tags/17.214.0/includes/features/articles/class-epkb-articles-setup.php#L131
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/echo-knowledge-base/tags/17.214.0/includes/features/articles/class-epkb-articles-setup.php#L319
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/echo-knowledge-base/tags/17.214.0/includes/features/layouts/class-epkb-layouts-setup.php#L45
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3727663/echo-knowledge-base/trunk/includes/admin/editor/class-epkb-frontend-editor.php
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&new=3727647%40echo-knowledge-base%2Ftags%2F17.311.0&old=3672811%40echo-knowledge-base%2Ftags%2F17.214.0
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3bfab9cf-4ccb-45fc-83ce-b5250f0f6482?source=cve