CVE-2025-14980Public exploitNetwork attack vector

API key disclosure via admin script localization

Published Jan 9, 2026 · Updated Jan 9, 2026

Sensitive information exposure in WPDeveloper BetterDocs 4.3.3 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to obtain its OpenAI API key. The scripts() function localizes the server-side ai_autowrite_api_key setting into JavaScript on the BetterDocs dashboard, exposing it in the page source. Contributor-level access and a configured key are required; disclosure enables reuse of the credential against OpenAI, including quota or billing consumption.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.36%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Sensitive information exposure in WPDeveloper BetterDocs 4.3.3 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to obtain its OpenAI API key. The scripts() function localizes the server-side ai_autowrite_api_key setting into JavaScript on the BetterDocs dashboard, exposing it in the page source. Contributor-level access and a configured key are required; disclosure enables reuse of the credential against OpenAI, including quota or billing consumption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-14980
Published
Jan 9, 2026
Updated
Jan 9, 2026
Vendor
ReviewX Team
Product
BetterDocs
Classifications
CWE-200, T1552
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 9, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 9, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=* <=4.3.3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

ReviewX Team · BetterDocsversion=* <=4.3.3

Published CVSS scores

6.5WordfenceCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
T1552Unsecured Credentials

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