CVE-2026-1336 Missing authorization in AI ChatBot with ChatGPT and Content Generator by AYS
Unauthenticated attackers can view, modify, or delete the plugin's ChatGPT API key due to missing capability checks.
- 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-2026-1336?
CVE-2026-1336 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in ays-pro AI ChatBot with ChatGPT and Content Generator by AYS, published on 2 Mar 2026. 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 and modification of data due to missing capability checks on the store_data() and get_chatgpt_api_key() functions in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.5. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to view, modify or delete the plugin's ChatGPT API key. The vulnerability was partially fixed in version 2.7.5 and fully fixed in version 2.7.6
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-1336?
How do I fix CVE-2026-1336?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-1336 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-2026-1336 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-1336 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-968r-85gv-wc9r.