CVE-2026-65562 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Contributor Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in BetterDocs <= 4.6.2 versions.

Published: 2026-07-27

Score: 6.5 Medium

EPSS: n/a

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

WPDeveloper

BetterDocs

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 4.6.2

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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Update the WordPress BetterDocs Plugin to the latest available version (at least 4.7.0).

Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/betterdocs/vulnerability/wordpress-betterdocs-plugin-4-6-2-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Contributor Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in BetterDocs <= 4.6.2 versions.
Title		WordPress BetterDocs plugin <= 4.6.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-79
References		https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/betterdocs/vulnerability/wordpress-betterdocs-plugin-4-6-2-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}`

Subscriptions

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2026-07-27T13:59:21.316Z

Updated: 2026-07-27T14:59:56.545Z

Reserved: 2026-07-22T08:54:23.962Z

Link: CVE-2026-65562

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-27T14:59:51.388Z

NVD

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Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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