Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
A WordPress plugin could let any logged-in user, including low-privilege subscribers, change post content. This threatens website integrity and could damage trust if public pages are altered. The issue is medium severity and most urgent for sites that allow public registration or many low-privilege accounts.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation on externally reachable WordPress sites that allow user login. This is not presented as a confirmed actively exploited emergency, but unauthorized content changes can create reputational, operational, and SEO impact.
Technical view
CVE-2023-0405 affects GPT AI Power before 1.4.38. The plugin lacked nonce and privilege checks before updating posts, enabling authenticated arbitrary post content modification. The weakness maps to CWE-862 and has CVSS 3.1 score 5.4 with low privileges required and no user interaction.
Likely exposure
WordPress sites running GPT AI Power before 1.4.38 are exposed, especially where subscriber or customer accounts can log in. Sites without this plugin, or on 1.4.38 or later, are not indicated as affected by the provided sources.
Exploitation context
The WPScan reference is tagged as exploit, but the bundle does not state active exploitation. CISA KEV status is false. Treat this as a credible authenticated integrity risk, not as confirmed in-the-wild exploitation.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to CVE and WPScan-derived details in the bundle. The affected vendor is listed as Unknown, and no broader product family or active campaign is supported. The version boundary indicates remediation at 1.4.38, but researchers should verify current vendor guidance.
Mitigation direction
- Update GPT AI Power to version 1.4.38 or later.
- Check vendor and WPScan guidance for any newer remediation notes.
- Limit or review low-privilege WordPress accounts until patched.
- Audit recently modified posts and pages for unauthorized changes.
- Restore altered content from trusted backups if tampering is found.
Validation and detection
- Inventory WordPress sites for the GPT AI Power plugin.
- Confirm installed plugin versions are not older than 1.4.38.
- Review post revisions for edits by unexpected low-privilege users.
- Check whether public registration or customer login expands exposure.
- Verify post update actions require appropriate authorization after remediation.
Public sources used
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CWE-862: Authorization and privilege behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.4 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L2.82.5Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.4MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3ca9ac21-2bce-4480-9079-b4045b261273CVE reference · exploit, vdb-entry
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Missing Authorization
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