CVE-2025-13381: AI ChatBot with ChatGPT and Content Generator by AYS <= 2.7.0 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Media File Uploads

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-11-27 · updated 2026-10-19
Weakness: CWE-862

Description

The AI ChatBot with ChatGPT and Content Generator by AYS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the 'ays_chatgpt_save_wp_media' function in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload media files.

Affected products

ays-pro AI ChatBot with ChatGPT and Content Generator by AYS: through 2.7.0

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ays-chatgpt-assistant/tags/2.6.9/admin/class-chatgpt-assistant-admin.php#L3268
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ays-chatgpt-assistant/tags/2.6.9/admin/class-chatgpt-assistant-admin.php#L3585
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ays-chatgpt-assistant/tags/2.6.9/admin/class-chatgpt-assistant-admin.php#L3597
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ays-chatgpt-assistant/tags/2.6.9/includes/class-chatgpt-assistant.php#L222
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3402237/ays-chatgpt-assistant/tags/2.7.1/admin/class-chatgpt-assistant-admin.php?old=3382650&old_path=ays-chatgpt-assistant%2Ftags%2F2.6.9%2Fadmin%2Fclass-chatgpt-assistant-admin.php
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/be3411ec-0e34-4b0b-a04c-98ac94396989?source=cve

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