CVE-2025-50029
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 Ashish AI Tools artificial-intelligence-auto-content-generator allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects AI Tools: from n/a through <= 4.0.7.
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 in the Ashish AI Tools auto-content-generator plugin allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. The plugin fails to properly validate user authorization before permitting access to certain functionalities, potentially enabling unauthorized content creation or modification.
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CVSS 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
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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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Identify if Ashish AI Tools plugin is installedNavigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins > Installed Plugins. Look for 'Ashish AI Tools' or 'Ashish AI Tools auto-content-generator' in the list of active plugins.Affected if The plugin appears in the installed plugins list, regardless of activation status
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Check the installed plugin versionIn the Plugins list, click on the plugin name or view details to find the installed version number. Compare it to the affected version range (prior to 4.0.8).Affected if The installed version is lower than 4.0.8 or the version cannot be determined
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Inspect plugin access control settingsLook for plugin settings under Settings > Ashish AI Tools or a dedicated menu item. Check for any authorization, user role, or access control configuration options that may be misconfigured.Affected if Access control settings exist and allow low-privileged users (subscriber, contributor, or unauthenticated users) to access content generation features
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Test for unauthenticated or low-privilege accessIf the plugin exposes REST API endpoints or ajax actions, attempt to access content creation functionality with a low-privilege user account or as a guest. Look for plugin AJAX handlers in wp-admin/admin-ajax.php or REST API routes under /wp-json/.Affected if Content creation or modification features are accessible without proper admin-level authorization
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Review user role capabilitiesCheck WordPress user roles (Users > All Users) and verify which roles have access to the plugin functionality. Inspect if capabilities like 'edit_posts' or 'publish_posts' are improperly assigned.Affected if Non-administrator roles can access or trigger the plugin's content generation features
A user is affected if the Ashish AI Tools auto-content-generator plugin is installed with a version prior to 4.0.8 and exposes content creation functionality without proper authorization checks.
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.
From vendor dataImplement proper authorization checks across all plugin functions and verify access control configurations meet security best practices. Update to version 4.0.8 or later if a patched release is available.
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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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