Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-65562 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-65562 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-65562?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.5, published 27 July 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- WPDeveloper BetterDocs <= 4.6.2.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-65562?
- A patch was published on 2026-07-27: NVD publication and confirmation of fix in 4.7.0 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-65562 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-65562?
- Check whether you run WPDeveloper BetterDocs at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
A Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the BetterDocs plugin for WordPress due to improper input sanitization and output encoding. An attacker with 'Contributor' or higher privileges can inject arbitrary JavaScript payloads into documentation posts or settings. The vulnerability is triggered when a privileged user (such as an Administrator) or a site visitor views the page containing the malicious script. This is classified as a 'Contributor' level XSS because it requires basic authenticated access to the WordPress dashboard to submit content. The issue is resolved in version 4.7.0.
Affected products
- WPDeveloper BetterDocs <= 4.6.2
Timeline
- 2026-07-14: disclosed: Reported by Ananda Dhakal via Patchstack
- 2026-07-24: advisory: Patchstack advisory published
- 2026-07-27: patched: NVD publication and confirmation of fix in 4.7.0