CVE-2025-14574: CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in wedevs weDocs: AI Powered Knowledge Base, Docs, Documentation, Wiki & AI Chatbot
The weDocs plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.15 via the `/wp-json/wp/v2/docs/settings` REST API endpoint. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including third party services API keys.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2025-14574 describes a sensitive information exposure vulnerability in the weDocs WordPress plugin (versions up to 2.1.15). The issue arises from the /wp-json/wp/v2/docs/settings REST API endpoint, which does not properly restrict access, allowing unauthenticated users to retrieve sensitive configuration data including API keys for third-party services. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 score of 5.3 (medium severity), with an attack vector of network (AV:N), no privileges required (PR:N), and no user interaction needed (UI:N). No patch or official fix information is provided in the available data.
Potential Impact
An unauthenticated attacker can extract sensitive information such as third-party API keys from the vulnerable REST API endpoint. This exposure could lead to unauthorized use of those services or further compromise depending on the sensitivity of the leaked data. There is no reported impact on integrity or availability, and no known exploits have been observed in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, consider restricting access to the /wp-json/wp/v2/docs/settings endpoint through web application firewall rules or other access controls to prevent unauthenticated access to sensitive data.
CVE-2025-14574: CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in wedevs weDocs: AI Powered Knowledge Base, Docs, Documentation, Wiki & AI Chatbot
Description
The weDocs plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.15 via the `/wp-json/wp/v2/docs/settings` REST API endpoint. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including third party services API keys.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2025-14574 describes a sensitive information exposure vulnerability in the weDocs WordPress plugin (versions up to 2.1.15). The issue arises from the /wp-json/wp/v2/docs/settings REST API endpoint, which does not properly restrict access, allowing unauthenticated users to retrieve sensitive configuration data including API keys for third-party services. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 score of 5.3 (medium severity), with an attack vector of network (AV:N), no privileges required (PR:N), and no user interaction needed (UI:N). No patch or official fix information is provided in the available data.
Potential Impact
An unauthenticated attacker can extract sensitive information such as third-party API keys from the vulnerable REST API endpoint. This exposure could lead to unauthorized use of those services or further compromise depending on the sensitivity of the leaked data. There is no reported impact on integrity or availability, and no known exploits have been observed in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, consider restricting access to the /wp-json/wp/v2/docs/settings endpoint through web application firewall rules or other access controls to prevent unauthenticated access to sensitive data.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2025-12-12T12:23:59.405Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6960a320ecefc3cd7c0b9822
Added to database: 1/9/2026, 6:41:36 AM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 9:51:43 AM
Last updated: 5/7/2026, 3:44:59 PM
Views: 75
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