CVE-2025-14980 (GCVE-0-2025-14980)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-01-09 06:34
Modified
2026-04-08 16:36
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VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-200 - Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Summary
The BetterDocs plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 4.3.3 via the scripts() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to extract sensitive data including the OpenAI API key stored in plugin settings.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| wpdevteam | BetterDocs – Knowledge Base Docs & FAQ Solution for Elementor & Block Editor |
Version: 0 ≤ 4.3.3 |
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Sightings
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