Vulnerability · Published Feb 5, 2024 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2023-698510Web AI Assistant – AI content writing assistant <= 1.0.18 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Plugin Installation
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization in 10Web AI Assistant – AI content writing assistant from 10web. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.4% (higher than 72% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| 10web | 10Web AI Assistant – AI content writing assistant | 0 – through 1.0.18 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N