CVE-2024-12606 (GCVE-0-2024-12606)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-01-10 03:21 – Updated: 2026-04-08 16:51
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
AI Scribe – SEO AI Writer, Content Generator, Humanizer, Blog Writer, SEO Optimizer, DALLE-3, AI WordPress Plugin ChatGPT (GPT-4o 128K) <= 2.5 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Settings Update
Summary
The AI Scribe – SEO AI Writer, Content Generator, Humanizer, Blog Writer, SEO Optimizer, DALLE-3, AI WordPress Plugin ChatGPT (GPT-4o 128K) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the engine_request_data() function in all versions up to, and including, 2.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update plugin settings.
Severity
4.3 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-01-10 14:51 UTC
CWE
- CWE-862 - Missing Authorization
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| opacewebdesign | Opace AI Scribe: SEO Content Creator & Humaizer for OpenAI & Anthropic |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 2.5
(semver)
|
guessed |
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