What is CVE-2023-6985?

CVE-2023-6985 is a medium-severity vulnerability in 10web Ai Assistant – Content Writing, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-02-05.

How severe is CVE-2023-6985?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-6985 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in 10web Ai Assistant – Content Writing

CVE-2023-6985

The 10Web AI Assistant – AI content writing assistant plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the install_plugin AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.18. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to install arbitrary plugins that can be used to gain further access to a compromised site.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.014 (69.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

10web Ai Assistant – Content Writing — versions 0
10web Ai_assistant

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

security@wordfence.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
security@wordfence.com (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-6985?: CVE-2023-6985 is a medium-severity vulnerability in 10web Ai Assistant – Content Writing, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-02-05.
How severe is CVE-2023-6985?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-6985 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.