CVE-2026-104742: Auth Bypass (CVSS 3.1)

Description

The AI Puffer – Chat. Create. Automate. (formerly AI Power) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.89. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to modify global site-wide semantic search settings, including vector provider, embedding provider, embedding model, target ID, number of results, and no-results text stored in aipkit_options, that are otherwise restricted to administrators. Exploitation requires that an administrator has previously granted the Knowledge Base ('sources') module to the attacker's role via the Role Manager, as this access is not available to lower-privileged users by default.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

3.1

LOW

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

EPSS — Exploit Prediction

0.0027

Probability of exploitation

0.18%

Percentile rank

EPSS estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. A higher score means more likely to be exploited.

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-862 Missing Authorization

References

Other References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gpt3-ai-content-generator/tags/2.4.88/classes/dashboard/ajax/class-aipkit-base-dashboard-ajax-handler.php#L53 https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gpt3-ai-content-generator/tags/2.4.88/classes/dashboard/ajax/class-aipkit-settings-ajax-handler.php#L137 https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gpt3-ai-content-generator/tags/2.4.88/classes/dashboard/ajax/class-aipkit-settings-ajax-handler.php#L790 https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gpt3-ai-content-generator/tags/2.4.88/classes/dashboard/class-aipkit_role_manager.php#L275 https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3725365%40gpt3-ai-content-generator&new=3725365%40gpt3-ai-content-generator https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/58967ac0-d6f7-4cc7-a2e3-4594aa4b2be2?source=cve

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-104742? +

The AI Puffer – Chat. Create. Automate. (formerly AI Power) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.89. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to modify global site-wide semantic search settings, including vector provider, embedding provider, embedding model, target ID, number of results, and no-results text stored in aipkit_options, that are otherwise restricted to administrators. Exploitation requires that an administrator has previously granted the Knowledge Base ('sources') module to the attacker's role via the Role Manager, as this access is not available to lower-privileged users by default. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 3.1 (LOW).

How severe is CVE-2026-104742? +

CVE-2026-104742 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 3.1 out of 10, rated LOW. This is a low-severity vulnerability with limited impact. The EPSS score is 0.0027, placing it in the 0th percentile for exploitation probability.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2026-104742? +

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