CVE-2024-2845CWE-79

BetterDocs – Best Documentation, FAQ & Knowledge Base Plugin with AI Support & Instant Answer For Elementor & Gutenberg <= 3.4.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode

Medium · published April 9, 2024

CVSS v3.1
6.4
EPSS
0%
Percentile
27.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The BetterDocs – Best Documentation, FAQ & Knowledge Base Plugin with AI Support & Instant Answer For Elementor & Gutenberg plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's shortcode(s) in all versions up to, and including, 3.4.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.4 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00353 · 27.7th percentile
Weakness
CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Published
2024-04-09T18:58Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 09 APR 18:58Z
    BetterDocs – Best Documentation, FAQ & Knowledge Base Plugin with AI Support & Instant Answer For Elementor & Gutenberg <= 3.4.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
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