Vulnerability · Published Jul 16, 2026 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2026-11371BetterDocs < 4.5.5 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS via AI Doc Summarizer Prompt Injection
Medium 6.1
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in BetterDocs from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 20% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.1Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 80.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The BetterDocs WordPress plugin before 4.5.5 does not sanitise an AI-generated documentation summary before storing and outputting it, and the feature that generates it is exposed to unauthenticated users, allowing them to store a malicious payload via prompt injection that executes in the browser of any visitor who views the affected page, including administrators.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | BetterDocs | 4.0.0 – before 4.5.5 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/db41e3db-74c2-4b94-bbff-bd1493295241/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description