// For flags

CVE-2025-7499

BetterDocs <= 4.1.1 - Missing Authorization to Private And Password-Protected Posts Information Disclosure

Severity Score

5.3
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Attend
*SSVC
Descriptions

The BetterDocs – Advanced AI-Driven Documentation, FAQ & Knowledge Base Tool for Elementor & Gutenberg with Encyclopedia, AI Support, Instant Answers plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the get_response function in all versions up to and including 4.1.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to retrieve passwords for password-protected documents as well as the metadata of private and draft documents.

*Credits: Aaditya Banwari,xitsec
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Attend
Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2025-07-11 CVE Reserved
  • 2025-08-15 CVE Published
  • 2025-08-16 EPSS Updated
  • 2025-08-18 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-862: Missing Authorization
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Wpdevteam
Search vendor "Wpdevteam"
 BetterDocs – Advanced AI-Driven Documentation, FAQ & Knowledge Base Tool For Elementor & Gutenberg With Encyclopedia, AI Support, Instant Answers
Search vendor "Wpdevteam" for product "BetterDocs – Advanced AI-Driven Documentation, FAQ & Knowledge Base Tool For Elementor & Gutenberg With Encyclopedia, AI Support, Instant Answers"
 <= 4.1.1
Search vendor "Wpdevteam" for product "BetterDocs – Advanced AI-Driven Documentation, FAQ & Knowledge Base Tool For Elementor & Gutenberg With Encyclopedia, AI Support, Instant Answers" and version " <= 4.1.1"
en
Affected