Missing authorization in Ays Pro AI ChatBot with ChatGPT and Content Generator by AYS
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 AI ChatBot with ChatGPT and Content Generator by AYS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access and modification of data due to missing capability checks on the store_data() and get_chatgpt_api_key() functions in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.5. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to view, modify or delete the plugin's ChatGPT API key. The vulnerability was partially fixed in version 2.7.5 and fully fixed in version 2.7.6
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- 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-2026-1336
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-968r-85gv-wc9r
References
Other 3
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/53b3d441-4938-435f-85c3-707477f0293d?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ays-chatgpt-assistant/tags/2.7.4/includes/chatgpt-assistant-db-actions/class-chatgpt-assistant-db-actions.php#L23
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ays-chatgpt-assistant/tags/2.7.4/admin/class-chatgpt-assistant-admin.php#L4060
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Sources
- CVE-2026-1336 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-1336 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-968r-85gv-wc9r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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