BetterDocs – AI Documentation, Knowledge Base, MCP Server, Docs, Wikis, FAQ & Chatbot: known security problems
15 known security problems reported for this WordPress plugin, with the affected versions, the fix and what to do.
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In short
There are 15 known security problems on this page. Each one has a fixed version. Updating to version 4.8.2 or newer covers every fixed problem listed here.
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Someone with a contributor account on your site could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 4.8.1)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 4.8.1
- Fixed in
- 4.8.2
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update BetterDocs – AI Documentation, Knowledge Base, MCP Server, Docs, Wikis, FAQ & Chatbot to version 4.8.2 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-75980
- Report title
- BetterDocs <= 4.8.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Heading 'id' Attribute in Post Content
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with a contributor account on your site could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 4.6.2)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 4.6.2
- Fixed in
- 4.7.0
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update BetterDocs – AI Documentation, Knowledge Base, MCP Server, Docs, Wikis, FAQ & Chatbot to version 4.7.0 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-65562
- Report title
- BetterDocs – AI Documentation, Knowledge Base, Docs, Wikis, FAQ with Chatbot <= 4.6.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could read or change the data in your site’s database
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 4.6.0
- Fixed in
- 4.6.1
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update BetterDocs – AI Documentation, Knowledge Base, MCP Server, Docs, Wikis, FAQ & Chatbot to version 4.6.1 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-15104
- Report title
- BetterDocs <= 4.6.0 - Authenticated (Custom+) SQL Injection via 'lang' Parameter
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
A stranger could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 4.5.4
- Fixed in
- 4.5.5
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update BetterDocs – AI Documentation, Knowledge Base, MCP Server, Docs, Wikis, FAQ & Chatbot to version 4.5.5 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-11371
- Report title
- BetterDocs <= 4.5.4 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with a contributor account on your site could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 4.5.3)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 4.5.3
- Fixed in
- 4.5.4
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update BetterDocs – AI Documentation, Knowledge Base, MCP Server, Docs, Wikis, FAQ & Chatbot to version 4.5.4 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-12157
- Report title
- BetterDocs <= 4.5.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'blockId' Block Attribute
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Anyone with an account on your site, even a basic one could do things on your site they should not be allowed to
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 4.3.11
- Fixed in
- 4.3.12
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update BetterDocs – AI Documentation, Knowledge Base, MCP Server, Docs, Wikis, FAQ & Chatbot to version 4.3.12 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-6393
- Report title
- BetterDocs <= 4.3.11 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Unauthorized AI API Usage
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with a contributor account on your site could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 4.3.8)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 4.3.8
- Fixed in
- 4.3.9
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update BetterDocs – AI Documentation, Knowledge Base, MCP Server, Docs, Wikis, FAQ & Chatbot to version 4.3.9 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-3875
- Report title
- BetterDocs <= 4.3.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode Attributes
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
A stranger could use it to harm your site
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 4.3.10
- Fixed in
- 4.3.11
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update BetterDocs – AI Documentation, Knowledge Base, MCP Server, Docs, Wikis, FAQ & Chatbot to version 4.3.11 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-42644
- Report title
- BetterDocs <= 4.3.10 - Unauthenticated Information Exposure
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with a contributor account on your site could see private information they should not see
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 4.3.3
- Fixed in
- 4.3.4
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update BetterDocs – AI Documentation, Knowledge Base, MCP Server, Docs, Wikis, FAQ & Chatbot to version 4.3.4 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2025-14980
- Report title
- BetterDocs <= 4.3.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Sensitive Information Exposure
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could do things on your site they should not be allowed to (up to and including 4.1.1)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 4.1.1
- Fixed in
- 4.1.2
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update BetterDocs – AI Documentation, Knowledge Base, MCP Server, Docs, Wikis, FAQ & Chatbot to version 4.1.2 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2025-7499
- Report title
- BetterDocs <= 4.1.1 - Missing Authorization to Private And Password-Protected Posts Information Disclosure
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with a contributor account on your site could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 3.5.8)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 3.5.8
- Fixed in
- 3.5.9
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update BetterDocs – AI Documentation, Knowledge Base, MCP Server, Docs, Wikis, FAQ & Chatbot to version 3.5.9 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-43227
- Report title
- BetterDocs <= 3.5.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with a contributor account on your site could read or delete private files on your server
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 3.5.8
- Fixed in
- 3.5.9
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update BetterDocs – AI Documentation, Knowledge Base, MCP Server, Docs, Wikis, FAQ & Chatbot to version 3.5.9 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-43129
- Report title
- BetterDocs <= 3.5.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Local File Inclusion
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
A stranger could in some setups, take over your site
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 3.3.3
- Fixed in
- 3.3.4
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update BetterDocs – AI Documentation, Knowledge Base, MCP Server, Docs, Wikis, FAQ & Chatbot to version 3.3.4 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-30226
- Report title
- BetterDocs – Best Documentation, FAQ & Knowledge Base Plugin with AI Support & Instant Answer for Elementor & Gutenberg <= 3.3.3 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with a contributor account on your site could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 3.4.2)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 3.4.2
- Fixed in
- 3.5.0
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update BetterDocs – AI Documentation, Knowledge Base, MCP Server, Docs, Wikis, FAQ & Chatbot to version 3.5.0 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-2845
- Report title
- BetterDocs – Best Documentation, FAQ & Knowledge Base Plugin with AI Support & Instant Answer For Elementor & Gutenberg <= 3.4.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could do things on your site they should not be allowed to (up to and including 2.5.2)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.5.2
- Fixed in
- 2.5.3
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update BetterDocs – AI Documentation, Knowledge Base, MCP Server, Docs, Wikis, FAQ & Chatbot to version 2.5.3 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2023-47762
- Report title
- BetterDocs <= 2.5.2 - Missing Authorization via AJAX actions
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Where this comes from
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