CVE-2026-104742 Missing authorization in AI Puffer – AI Chatbot, AI Writer & Automation
Authenticated subscribers can modify global semantic search settings if an administrator previously granted them Knowledge Base module access.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-104742?
CVE-2026-104742 is a low-severity missing authorization vulnerability in senols AI Puffer – AI Chatbot, AI Writer & Automation, published on 10 Oct 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The AI Puffer – Chat. Create. Automate. (formerly AI Power) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.89. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to modify global site-wide semantic search settings, including vector provider, embedding provider, embedding model, target ID, number of results, and no-results text stored in aipkit_options, that are otherwise restricted to administrators. Exploitation requires that an administrator has previously granted the Knowledge Base ('sources') module to the attacker's role via the Role Manager, as this access is not available to lower-privileged users by default.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-104742?
How do I fix CVE-2026-104742?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-104742 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-2026-104742 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-104742 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qjp4-v5fm-75mr.