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CVE-2023-6985: 10Web AI Assistant – AI content writing assistant <= 1.0.18 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Plugin Installation

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-02-05 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-862

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

• 10Web AI Assistant – AI content writing assistant: before 1.0.19 — fixed in 1.0.19

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: 10Web AI Assistant – AI content writing assistant 1.0.19. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3027004/ai-assistant-by-10web/trunk/ai-assistant-by-10web.php
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/229245a5-468d-47b9-8f26-d23d593e91da?source=cve
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3027004/ai-assistant-by-10web/trunk/ai-assistant-by-10web.php
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/229245a5-468d-47b9-8f26-d23d593e91da?source=cve

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