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Missing authorization in AI Alt Text Generator lets attackers edit attachments

Priority LOW 30CWE-862Published · Updated

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 Alt Text Generator plugin for WordPress, by migkapa, is affected in all versions up to and including 2.7.0. Due to a missing authorization check (CWE-862), unauthenticated attackers can modify the alt text, and optionally the title, caption, and description, of attachments owned by other users. Exploitation requires a Contributor-level account to obtain a nonce from the page source of post.php, post-new.php, or upload.php, and overwriting post title, excerpt, or content requires the plugin's set_title, set_caption, or set_description options to be enabled.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-03

Description from the CNA

The AI Alt Text Generator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.0. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify the alt text, and optionally the title, caption, and description of arbitrary attachments owned by other users. Exploiting this vulnerability requires a Contributor-level account to retrieve the nonce from the page source of post.php, post-new.php, or upload.php; additionally, overwriting post_title, post_excerpt, and post_content requires the plugin's set_title, set_caption, or set_description options to be enabled.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00255 17th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
migkapaAI Alt Text Generatorup to 2.7.0—No fix listedCNA
  • AI Alt Text Generator Vendormigkapa Affected up to 2.7.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for AI Alt Text Generator.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-03

Timeline

  1. 2026-11-03 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-120578
  2. 2026-11-03 Alias added: GHSA-5r5r-rf5q-8h3p
  3. 2026-11-03 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

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