WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2026-6393 Deferred

BetterDocs – Knowledge Base Docs & FAQ Solution for Elementor & Block Editor: A security weakness

BetterDocs – Knowledge Base Docs & FAQ Solution for Elementor & Block Editor is affected by a security weakness. Exploitation requires at least subscriber-level access. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation. The published affected range is <= 4.3.11.

CVE / CNA score 4.3 CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com
NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.
Component
BetterDocs – Knowledge Base Docs & FAQ Solution for Elementor & Block Editor
Plugin slug
betterdocs
Affected
<= 4.3.11
Safe version
> 4.3.11
Published
Apr 24, 2026
Weakness
CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

This CVE was published Apr 24, 2026 and is one of 13 known issues for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update BetterDocs – Knowledge Base Docs & FAQ Solution for Elementor & Block Editor to a release after 4.3.11, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

A safe version is available, so updating to that version or later is the preferred remediation. If an immediate update is not practical, consider a targeted application patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Source record

Technical description

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 consumption of the site owner's paid AI API quota.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

References

Primary and upstream sources