CVE-2025-13378 Server-side request forgery in AI ChatBot with ChatGPT and Content Generator by AYS

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can exploit SSRF in the AI ChatBot plugin to query and modify internal services via the pinecone_url parameter.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-13378?

CVE-2025-13378 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in ays-pro AI ChatBot with ChatGPT and Content Generator by AYS, published on 27 Nov 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The AI ChatBot with ChatGPT and Content Generator by AYS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.0 via the ays_chatgpt_pinecone_upsert function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to make web requests to arbitrary locations originating from the web application and can be used to query and modify information from internal services.

Weakness: CWE-918

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-13378?

How do I fix CVE-2025-13378?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-13378 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.

Is CVE-2025-13378 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-13378 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6j8p-3593-jqmg.

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