Alt Text Generator AI – Auto Generate & Bulk Update Alt Texts For Images: A security weakness
Alt Text Generator AI – Auto Generate & Bulk Update Alt Texts For Images is affected by a security weakness. Exploitation requires at least subscriber-level access. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.
- Component
- Alt Text Generator AI – Auto Generate & Bulk Update Alt Texts For Images
- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Nov 12, 2025
- Weakness
- CWE-862 — Missing Authorization
This CVE was published Nov 12, 2025 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Alt Text Generator AI – Auto Generate & Bulk Update Alt Texts For Images 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.
Technical description
The Alt Text Generator AI – Auto Generate & Bulk Update Alt Texts For Images plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check on the atgai_delete_api_key() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.8.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete the API key connected to the site.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N