AI Post Generator | AutoWriter: A security weakness

AI Post Generator | AutoWriter is affected by a security weakness. Exploitation requires an authenticated WordPress account. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.

CVE / CNA score 6.3 CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com

NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.

Component: AI Post Generator | AutoWriter
Plugin slug: ai-post-generator-autowriter
Affected: See vendor advisory
Safe version: See mitigation notes
Published: Apr 09, 2024
Weakness: CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

This CVE was published Apr 09, 2024 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update AI Post Generator | AutoWriter to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Source record

Technical description

The AI Post Generator | AutoWriter plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access, modification or deletion of posts due to a missing capability check on functions hooked by AJAX actions in all versions up to, and including, 3.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber access or higher, to view all posts generated with this plugin (even in non-published status), create new posts (and publish them), publish unpublished post or perform post deletions. CVE-2024-32713 may be a duplicate of this issue.

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

References

Update, patch or deactivate.

Technical description

Primary and upstream sources