High severity · published Feb 5, 2024
CVE-2023-6985
10Web AI Assistant – AI content writing assistant <= 1.0.18 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Plugin Installation
8.8
CVSS
1.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The 10Web AI Assistant – AI content writing assistant plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the install_plugin AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.18. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to install arbitrary plugins that can be used to gain further access to a compromised site.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.4% · higher than 71% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
1A
10Web AI Assistant – AI content writing assistant · 10web
through 1.0.18 · source: vendor
AA
AI Assistant · 10web
before 1.0.19 · source: NVD
Affected product
1A
10Web AI Assistant – AI content writing assistant
10web
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6985
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-6985
Patch
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3027004/ai-assistant-by-10web/trunk/ai-assistant-by-10web.php
Patch
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/229245a5-468d-47b9-8f26-d23d593e91da?source=cve
