CVE-2026-65562 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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

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.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Wordpress	Wordpress
Wpdeveloper	Betterdocs

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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 17:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Wordpress Wordpress wordpress Wpdeveloper Wpdeveloper betterdocs
Vendors & Products		Wordpress Wordpress wordpress Wpdeveloper Wpdeveloper betterdocs

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'}`

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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