CVE-2025-14980: CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in wpdevteam BetterDocs – Knowledge Base Docs & FAQ Solution for Elementor & Block Editor
The BetterDocs plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 4.3.3 via the scripts() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to extract sensitive data including the OpenAI API key stored in plugin settings.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2025-14980 is a medium severity vulnerability in the BetterDocs plugin for WordPress (up to version 4.3.3) that allows authenticated users with contributor-level privileges or higher to access sensitive information, specifically the OpenAI API key, through the scripts() function. This vulnerability is categorized under CWE-200, indicating exposure of sensitive information to unauthorized actors. The attack vector is network-based with low attack complexity and requires privileges at the contributor level. The vulnerability does not impact integrity or availability but results in high confidentiality impact.
Potential Impact
An attacker with contributor-level access or higher can retrieve sensitive configuration data, including the OpenAI API key, potentially leading to unauthorized use of the API and exposure of confidential information. The confidentiality impact is high, but there is no direct impact on integrity or availability. This could lead to further abuse depending on how the exposed API key is used.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict contributor-level access to trusted users only and consider removing or rotating the exposed OpenAI API key if compromise is suspected. Monitor plugin updates from wpdevteam for a security patch addressing this issue.
CVE-2025-14980: CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in wpdevteam BetterDocs – Knowledge Base Docs & FAQ Solution for Elementor & Block Editor
Description
The BetterDocs plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 4.3.3 via the scripts() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to extract sensitive data including the OpenAI API key stored in plugin settings.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2025-14980 is a medium severity vulnerability in the BetterDocs plugin for WordPress (up to version 4.3.3) that allows authenticated users with contributor-level privileges or higher to access sensitive information, specifically the OpenAI API key, through the scripts() function. This vulnerability is categorized under CWE-200, indicating exposure of sensitive information to unauthorized actors. The attack vector is network-based with low attack complexity and requires privileges at the contributor level. The vulnerability does not impact integrity or availability but results in high confidentiality impact.
Potential Impact
An attacker with contributor-level access or higher can retrieve sensitive configuration data, including the OpenAI API key, potentially leading to unauthorized use of the API and exposure of confidential information. The confidentiality impact is high, but there is no direct impact on integrity or availability. This could lead to further abuse depending on how the exposed API key is used.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict contributor-level access to trusted users only and consider removing or rotating the exposed OpenAI API key if compromise is suspected. Monitor plugin updates from wpdevteam for a security patch addressing this issue.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2025-12-19T16:27:14.224Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6960a320ecefc3cd7c0b9836
Added to database: 1/9/2026, 6:41:36 AM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 9:20:12 PM
Last updated: 5/8/2026, 9:53:57 PM
Views: 136
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