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.
Published: 2026-07-16
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Thu, 16 Jul 2026 06:30:00 +0000

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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.
Title BetterDocs < 4.5.5 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS via AI Doc Summarizer Prompt Injection
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-16T06:00:02.874Z

Reserved: 2026-06-05T12:01:56.518Z

Link: CVE-2026-11371

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