CVE-2025-7499 BetterDocs <= 4.1.1 - Missing Authorization to Private And Password-Protected Posts Information Disclosure
Unauthenticated attackers can retrieve passwords for protected documents and metadata for private or draft posts in the BetterDocs WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-7499?
CVE-2025-7499 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in wpdevteam BetterDocs – Knowledge Base Docs & FAQ Solution for Elementor & Block Editor, published on 16 Aug 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The BetterDocs – Advanced AI-Driven Documentation, FAQ & Knowledge Base Tool for Elementor & Gutenberg with Encyclopedia, AI Support, Instant Answers plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the get_response function in all versions up to and including 4.1.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to retrieve passwords for password-protected documents as well as the metadata of private and draft documents.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-7499?
How do I fix CVE-2025-7499?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-7499 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-7499 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-7499 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-794g-99g6-6855.