AI Puffer <= 2.4.89 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Global Plugin Settings Modification via ajax_save_cpt_indexing_options AJAX Endpoint
What fixes it
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Description
The AI Puffer – Chat. Create. Automate. (formerly AI Power) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.89. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to modify global plugin indexing and vector-search configuration options (aipkit_training_general_settings and aipkit_indexing_field_settings), including chunking parameters, file upload visibility, and per-CPT field indexing settings, affecting all users of the plugin. This is only exploitable in configurations where an administrator has granted 'sources' module access to a lower-privileged role via the plugin's Role Manager.
Text from CVE List
Affected versions 1
- AI Puffer – AI Chatbot, AI Writer & Automationaffected: all versions through 2.4.89CVE List
References 6
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/25ae6c7d-a03c-43f6-9c46-8797a9765d04?source=cveReferencevia CVE List
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gpt3-ai-content-generator/tags/2.4.88/classes/core/ajax/class-aipkit-core-ajax-handler.php#L883Referencevia CVE List
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gpt3-ai-content-generator/tags/2.4.88/classes/core/ajax/class-aipkit-core-ajax-handler.php#L737Referencevia CVE List
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gpt3-ai-content-generator/tags/2.4.88/classes/dashboard/ajax/class-aipkit-base-dashboard-ajax-handler.php#L53Referencevia CVE List
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gpt3-ai-content-generator/tags/2.4.88/classes/core/ajax/class-aipkit-core-ajax-handler.php#L950Referencevia CVE List
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3725365%40gpt3-ai-content-generator&new=3725365%40gpt3-ai-content-generatorReferencevia CVE List