AI ChatBot with ChatGPT and Content Generator by AYS <= 2.0.9 - Missing Authorization

Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2024-7714
CVSS Medium (5.3)
Publicly Published September 5, 2024
Last Updated October 3, 2024
Researcher Kieran Burge
Description

The AI ChatBot with ChatGPT and Content Generator by AYS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on several functions like 'ays_chatgpt_disconnect' hooked via an AJAX action ays_chatgpt_admin_ajax in versions up to, and including, 2.0.9. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to to perform unauthorized actions like disconnecting the plugin.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug ays-chatgpt-assistant (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 2.0.9
Patched Version
  • 2.1.0
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