Sensitive Information Exposure in BetterDocs Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2025-14980

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Betterdocs – Knowledge Base Docs & Faq Solution For Elementor & Block Editor
Vendor
CVE Published:
9 January 2026

What is CVE-2025-14980?

The BetterDocs plugin for WordPress has a vulnerability that allows authenticated users with contributor-level access and above to access sensitive information through the scripts() function. This includes exposure of critical data such as the OpenAI API key stored in the plugin settings, which can lead to unauthorized access and potential misuse of the API.

Affected Version(s)

BetterDocs – Knowledge Base Docs & FAQ Solution for Elementor & Block Editor 0 <= 4.3.3

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://research.cleantalk.org/cve-2025-14980/
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&s...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Dmitrii Ignatyev
.