CVE Explorer
CVE-2026-6393
The BetterDocs plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in versions up to and including 4.3.11. This is due to a missing capability check in the generate_openai_content_callback() function, which relies solely on a nonce rather than verifying user permissions. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to trigger OpenAI API calls using the site's configured API key with arbitrary user-controlled prompts, leading to unauthorized
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","product":"BetterDocs – Knowledge Base Docs & FAQ Solution for Elementor & Block Editor","vendor":"wpdevteam","versions":[{"lessThanOrEqual":"4.3.11","status":"affected","version":"0","versionType":"semver"}]}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:1bfaa345e9bd7248bbd94112dc97bb0ab8cab9869564b29ef00b31f69482b903 · sha256:c9bd33bc33843536… · /containers/cna/affected/0
Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"baseScore":4.3,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:1bfaa345e9bd7248bbd94112dc97bb0ab8cab9869564b29ef00b31f69482b903 · sha256:c9bd33bc33843536… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-862","description":"CWE-862 Missing Authorization","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:1bfaa345e9bd7248bbd94112dc97bb0ab8cab9869564b29ef00b31f69482b903 · sha256:c9bd33bc33843536… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
6 source assertions{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/betterdocs/tags/4.3.6/includes/Core/WriteWithAI.php#L138"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:1bfaa345e9bd7248bbd94112dc97bb0ab8cab9869564b29ef00b31f69482b903 · sha256:c9bd33bc33843536… · /containers/cna/references/2
{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/betterdocs/tags/4.3.6/includes/Core/WriteWithAI.php#L31"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:1bfaa345e9bd7248bbd94112dc97bb0ab8cab9869564b29ef00b31f69482b903 · sha256:c9bd33bc33843536… · /containers/cna/references/4
{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/betterdocs/trunk/includes/Core/WriteWithAI.php#L138"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:1bfaa345e9bd7248bbd94112dc97bb0ab8cab9869564b29ef00b31f69482b903 · sha256:c9bd33bc33843536… · /containers/cna/references/1
{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/betterdocs/trunk/includes/Core/WriteWithAI.php#L31"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:1bfaa345e9bd7248bbd94112dc97bb0ab8cab9869564b29ef00b31f69482b903 · sha256:c9bd33bc33843536… · /containers/cna/references/3
{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3512640%40betterdocs&new=3512640%40betterdocs&sfp_email=&sfph_mail="}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:1bfaa345e9bd7248bbd94112dc97bb0ab8cab9869564b29ef00b31f69482b903 · sha256:c9bd33bc33843536… · /containers/cna/references/5
{"url":"https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/432b11be-174d-45d6-aa3b-2fbfa85ec17a?source=cve"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:1bfaa345e9bd7248bbd94112dc97bb0ab8cab9869564b29ef00b31f69482b903 · sha256:c9bd33bc33843536… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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