CVE-2023-6985

high

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.

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/229245a5-468d-47b9-8f26-d23d593e91da?source=cve

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3027004/ai-assistant-by-10web/trunk/ai-assistant-by-10web.php

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2024-02-05

Updated: 2026-04-08

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.18941