CVE-2023-6985

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

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

10web · 10Web AI Assistant – AI content writing assistant

CVSS v3.1 NVD

8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.1 WORDFENCE

6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

EPSS

1.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 71st percentile

Published

2024-02-05

Updated

2026-04-08

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• RandomRobbieBF/CVE-2023-69851★ · 2024-01-29

Security advisories

• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/229245a5-468d-47b9-8f26-d23d593…
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3027004/ai-assistant-by-10web/trunk/ai-assis…

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry