CVE-2024-13816: aiomatic vulnerability

What is known

The Aiomatic - Automatic AI Content Writer & Editor, GPT-3 & GPT-4, ChatGPT ChatBot & AI Toolkit plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access, modification, and loss of data due to a missing capability checks on multiple functions in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.6. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update and delete posts, list and delete batches, list assistant uploaded files, delete personas, delete forms, delete templates, and clear logs. The vulnerability was partially patched in version 2.3.5.

Business impact

Successful exploitation of CVE-2024-13816, a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) affecting aiomatic, may affect the confidentiality, integrity or availability of the vulnerable environment. The exact impact depends on the installed version, exposed interfaces and deployment configuration.

Recommended administrator action

Confirm whether aiomatic is present and compare installed versions with the vendor advisory and NVD record. Apply the vendor patch or documented mitigation; until remediation is complete, reduce exposure of affected interfaces, review relevant logs and monitor for indicators of exploitation. DataHouse can support version verification, managed patching, network exposure reduction, log review and backup validation for dedicated, cloud and colocated environments.

Sources

• NVD
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