Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2026-24579 is a medium-severity access control flaw in the WordPress Ai Image Alt Text Generator for WP plugin. A logged-in user may be able to perform an action they should not be authorized to perform. Public sources do not describe broad compromise, data theft, or active exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat as a routine but timely WordPress plugin remediation item. It is not currently supported as an emergency exploitation event, but authenticated access control bugs can matter on sites with many users or delegated content workflows.
Technical view
The issue is categorized as missing authorization, CWE-862, affecting WP Messiah Ai Image Alt Text Generator for WP through version 1.1.9. CVSS 3.1 is 4.3: network exploitable, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, low integrity impact, and no stated confidentiality or availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites running Ai Image Alt Text Generator for WP at version 1.1.9 or earlier. The attacker must already have some authenticated access. Sites with many contributors, subscribers, customers, or other low-privilege users have higher practical exposure.
Exploitation context
The provided sources do not report active exploitation, and the CVE is not listed as KEV in the supplied bundle. No public exploit details are provided here. The risk is mainly unauthorized action by an authenticated user, not unauthenticated takeover based on current evidence.
Researcher notes
Public detail is sparse. The CVE text identifies missing authorization and Patchstack as the VDB reference, but the supplied data does not name the vulnerable function, required role, exploit path, or fixed version. Affected-version metadata is less clear than the description; rely on through 1.1.9 unless vendor guidance says otherwise.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the ai-image-alt-text-generator-for-wp plugin.
- Identify any installations at version 1.1.9 or earlier.
- Check the vendor, WordPress plugin page, or Patchstack for remediation guidance.
- Update if a fixed version is available from trusted channels.
- Disable the plugin if it is unnecessary or cannot be remediated promptly.
- Review and remove unneeded low-privilege WordPress accounts.
Validation and detection
- Confirm the plugin is installed and record its version.
- Verify whether the installed version is 1.1.9 or earlier.
- Review WordPress roles for unnecessary authenticated users.
- Check web application logs for unusual authenticated plugin-related activity.
- Document remediation status and any vendor guidance found.
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
- 4.3 (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:N
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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:N2.81.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
4.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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CWE details
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Missing Authorization
Missing Authorization represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.