PT-2025-1911 · WordPress · The Ai Scribe

Peter Thaleikis · Published 2025-01-10 · Updated 2025-01-10 · CVE-2024-12606

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.3

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions The AI Scribe – SEO AI Writer, Content Generator, Humanizer, Blog Writer, SEO Optimizer, DALLE-3, AI WordPress Plugin ChatGPT (GPT-4o 128K) plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 2.3

Description The issue is related to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the engine request data() function. This allows authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access and above to update plugin settings.

Recommendations For versions up to, and including, 2.3, consider disabling the engine request data() function until a patch is available to prevent unauthorized modification of data. Restrict access to plugin settings to minimize the risk of exploitation. Update to a version that includes a fix for this issue when available.

Fix

Missing Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-12606

Affected Products

The Ai Scribe

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12606 · Security Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3308461 · Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1877666393367163387 · Twitter Post
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ai-scribe-the-chatgpt-powered-seo-content-creation-wizard/trunk/article_builder.php#L730 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/107006 · Telegram Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4bc4a765-719e-4e99-b7f3-d255e4c019f5?source=cve · Note
• https://t.me/cvedetector/14948 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1877620665467162844 · Twitter Post