---
id: CVE-2026-40804
title: >-
  Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site
  Scripting') vulnerability in Kodezen LLC aBlocks ablocks allows Reflected
  XSS.This issue affects aBlocks: from n/a through 2.16.0.
summary: >-
  Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site
  Scripting') vulnerability in Kodezen LLC aBlocks ablocks allows Reflected
  XSS.This issue affects aBlocks: from n/a through 2.16.0.
severity: high
cvss: 7.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'
cwe:
  - CWE-79
published: '2026-10-08'
updated: '2026-10-08'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-08T20:17:36.343'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40804'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/ablocks/vulnerability/wordpress-ablocks-plugin-2-15-0-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
    label: audit@patchstack.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-08T20:06:22.189Z'
epss: 0.00142
epssPercentile: 0.03458
vendor: Kodezen LLC
product: ablocks
affected:
  - ablocks <= 2.16.0
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-08T19:29:00.883649Z'
---

## Overview

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Kodezen LLC aBlocks ablocks allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects aBlocks: from n/a through 2.16.0.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.