Description
The AI Content Generator Marketing WordPress plugin through 1.0.0 does not enforce a nonce or capability check on some of its AJAX actions, allowing unauthenticated users to update and delete arbitrary WordPress options, which can be used to gain administrator access to the site.
Published: 2026-10-11
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Unauthenticated privilege escalation to site administrator
Action: Immediate Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

The vulnerability resides in the AI Content Generator Marketing WordPress plugin up to version 1.0.0. Certain AJAX actions lack nonce verification and capability checks, allowing an attacker who is not logged in to modify or delete arbitrary WordPress options. By manipulating these options, an unauthenticated user can gain administrative control over the site, potentially installing additional malware or exfiltrating data.

Affected Systems

WordPress sites running the AI Content Generator Marketing plugin version 1.0.0 or earlier are affected. The vulnerability is specific to that plugin and does not extend to other WordPress core components or unrelated plugins.

Risk and Exploitability

Because no authentication is required to perform the vulnerable operations, the attack vector is straightforward: an attacker can send crafted AJAX requests directly to the site. The exploitation does not depend on additional user privileges or other environmental preconditions. The official CVSS score is 9.8, and the lack of controls and the ability to elevate privileges to administrator imply a critical severity. The vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, but it remains a serious security risk for affected installations.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 11, 2026 at 14:21 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade the AI Content Generator Marketing plugin to version 1.0.1 or later, which removes the missing nonce and capability checks on AJAX actions.
  • If an upgrade is not immediately possible, disable the vulnerable AJAX endpoints or enforce authentication checks manually, for example by adding a non-existent capability requirement to the affected actions.
  • Add a firewall rule or .htaccess rule to block requests to the vulnerable AJAX endpoints unless the user is authenticated, mitigating the risk until a patch is available.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 11, 2026 at 14:21 UTC.

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History

Sun, 11 Oct 2026 14:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-284

Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sun, 11 Oct 2026 08:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-269
CWE-284

Sun, 11 Oct 2026 06:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The AI Content Generator Marketing WordPress plugin through 1.0.0 does not enforce a nonce or capability check on some of its AJAX actions, allowing unauthenticated users to update and delete arbitrary WordPress options, which can be used to gain administrator access to the site.
Title AI Content Generator Marketing <= 1.0.0 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Arbitrary Option Update and Deletion
References

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-11T11:32:44.410Z

Reserved: 2026-09-03T07:58:32.588Z

Link: CVE-2026-85118

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-11T11:23:30.976Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-11T07:17:25.900

Modified: 2026-10-11T12:17:24.063

Link: CVE-2026-85118

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-11T14:30:17Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-269

    Improper Privilege Management