CVE-2025-13381 Missing authorization in AI ChatBot with ChatGPT and Content Generator by AYS

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can upload media files due to missing capability checks in the AI ChatBot WordPress plugin.

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-2025-13381?

CVE-2025-13381 is a medium-severity missing authorization 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 unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the 'ays_chatgpt_save_wp_media' function in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload media files.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-13381?

How do I fix CVE-2025-13381?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-13381 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2025-13381 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-13381 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-chgh-px95-cw3h.

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