AI Post Generator | AutoWriter <= 3.5 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Post/Page Deletion

4.3
Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2024-11709
CVSS 4.3 (Medium)
Publicly Published December 11, 2024
Last Updated December 12, 2024
Researcher Brian Sans-Souci (liardom)

Description

The AI Post Generator | AutoWriter plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the ai_post_generator_delete_Post AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 3.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to delete arbitrary pages and posts.

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Vulnerability Details for AI Post Generator | AutoWriter

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug ai-post-generator (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? No
Remediation No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
Affected Version
  • <= 3.5

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