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CVE-2026-3875: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in wpdevteam BetterDocs – Knowledge Base Docs & FAQ Solution for Elementor & Block Editor

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VulnerabilityCVE-2026-3875cvecve-2026-3875cwe-79
Published: Thu Apr 16 2026 (04/16/2026, 06:44:51 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: wpdevteam
Product: BetterDocs – Knowledge Base Docs & FAQ Solution for Elementor & Block Editor

Description

The BetterDocs WordPress plugin up to version 4. 3. 8 contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the 'betterdocs_feedback_form' shortcode. Authenticated users with contributor or higher privileges can inject malicious scripts due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. These scripts execute when any user views the affected page. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6. 4, indicating a medium severity risk. No official patch or remediation guidance is currently available from the vendor. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.

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AILast updated: 04/16/2026, 07:32:19 UTC

Technical Analysis

CVE-2026-3875 is a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the BetterDocs – Knowledge Base Docs & FAQ Solution for Elementor & Block Editor WordPress plugin. The issue arises from improper neutralization of user-supplied input in the 'betterdocs_feedback_form' shortcode attributes, allowing authenticated users with contributor-level access or higher to inject arbitrary web scripts. These scripts are stored and executed when other users access the injected pages. The vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 4.3.8. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.4, reflecting a network attack vector, low attack complexity, required privileges at the contributor level, no user interaction, and impacts on confidentiality and integrity but not availability.

Potential Impact

Successful exploitation allows an authenticated contributor or higher to inject persistent malicious scripts into pages, which execute in the context of users viewing those pages. This can lead to unauthorized actions or data disclosure limited to the confidentiality and integrity of the affected site. There is no impact on availability. The vulnerability does not affect unauthenticated users directly and requires contributor-level privileges.

Mitigation Recommendations

No official patch or remediation is currently available from the vendor. Users should monitor the vendor's advisory channels for updates. Until a fix is released, restrict contributor-level access to trusted users only and consider disabling or removing the BetterDocs plugin if possible to prevent exploitation.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
Wordfence
Date Reserved
2026-03-10T10:33:26.535Z
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED
Remediation Level
null

Threat ID: 69e08ce482d89c981f5edf20

Added to database: 4/16/2026, 7:16:52 AM

Last enriched: 4/16/2026, 7:32:19 AM

Last updated: 4/16/2026, 8:33:27 AM

Views: 4

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