Ai Post Generator \| AutowriterWordPress extension · Autowriter
CVE-2024-32713
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedMissing Authorization vulnerability in AutoWriter AI Post Generator | AutoWriter.This issue affects AI Post Generator | AutoWriter: from n/a through 3.3.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceA Missing Authorization vulnerability exists in the AI Post Generator | AutoWriter WordPress plugin affecting versions up to 3.3. The vulnerability allows unauthorized access to certain plugin functions that should require proper capability checks, likely enabling authenticated attackers (with low privileges) or potentially unauthenticated attackers to access administrative or privileged operations.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Ai Post Generator \| AutowriterWordPress extension
< 3.4CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify plugin installationIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'AI Post Generator | AutoWriter' or 'Autowriter Ai Post Generator'. Alternatively, check the plugin directory at /wp-content/plugins/ for a folder named 'autowriter' or similar.Affected if The plugin is installed and active
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Check installed versionIn WordPress admin, view the plugin details to see the version number. Compare this to the affected range: versions 3.3 and below are vulnerable; version 3.4 and later are fixed.Affected if Installed version is less than 3.4
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Inspect plugin capabilities configurationReview the plugin files (particularly main plugin PHP file) for registered capabilities or roles. Look for add_cap(), add_role(), or capability definitions that may have been improperly assigned to low-privilege users.Affected if The plugin grants elevated capabilities (like 'manage_options' or 'edit_others_posts') to roles that should not have them
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Audit user accounts for unauthorized contentCheck WordPress users panel for posts or pages created by low-privilege users (subscribers, contributors) that may have been generated through the vulnerable plugin functions.Affected if Low-privilege users have created content they should not have permission to publish
A user is affected if the AI Post Generator | AutoWriter plugin is installed with version 3.3 or below, as the missing authorization allows low-privileged or unauthenticated attackers to access privileged plugin functions.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped3.4
Update the plugin to version 3.4 or later where authorization checks have been implemented; audit user roles and capabilities after patching to ensure no unauthorized content was generated.
3.4
- Log in to your WordPress admin dashboard
- Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
- Locate 'AI Post Generator | AutoWriter' in the plugin list
- Check the current version displayed under the plugin name
- If the version is below 3.4, click 'Update Now' to update to version 3.4
- Alternatively, navigate to Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin and upload version 3.4 from WordPress.org or the vendor
- After updating, verify the new version number confirms the upgrade to 3.4
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation6.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-32713 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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