CVE-2024-13882: Aiomatic - AI Content Writer, Editor, ChatBot & AI Toolkit <= 2.3.8 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary File Upload

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-03-08 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-434

Description

The Aiomatic - Automatic AI Content Writer & Editor, GPT-3 & GPT-4, ChatGPT ChatBot & AI Toolkit plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the 'aiomatic_generate_featured_image' function in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.8. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.

Affected products

CodeRevolution Aiomatic - Automatic AI Content Writer & Editor, GPT-3 & GPT-4, ChatGPT ChatBot & AI Toolkit: before 2.3.9 — fixed in 2.3.9

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: CodeRevolution Aiomatic - Automatic AI Content Writer & Editor, GPT-3 & GPT-4, ChatGPT ChatBot & AI Toolkit 2.3.9. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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