Autochat Automatic Conversation <= 1.1.9 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Settings Update
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The Autochat Automatic Conversation plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'wp_ajax_nopriv_auycht_saveCid' AJAX endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.9. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to connect and disconnect the client ID.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-12043
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9qcp-28j5-h8j6
References
More autochat vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-02848 Autochat <= 1.1.7- Unauthenticated Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2025-12043 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-12043 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9qcp-28j5-h8j6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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