CVE-2025-58207
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 WP Messiah Ai Image Alt Text Generator for WP ai-image-alt-text-generator-for-wp allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Ai Image Alt Text Generator for WP: from n/a through <= 1.1.5.
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 confidenceThe WP Messiah Ai Image Alt Text Generator plugin versions up to 1.1.5 has a missing authorization vulnerability where certain AJAX endpoints or administrative functions lack proper capability checks, allowing unauthenticated or lower-privileged users to execute actions that should be restricted to administrators.
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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
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
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 plugin installation and versionCheck the installed plugins in WordPress admin under Plugins > Installed Plugins, or inspect the plugin header in wp-content/plugins/wp-messiah-ai-image-alt-text-generator/wp-messiah-ai-image-alt-text-generator.php for the Version fieldAffected if The installed version is 1.1.5 or lower
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Inspect AJAX endpoint access controlsReview the plugin PHP files for AJAX action handlers (wp_ajax_ and wp_ajax_nopriv_ hooks) and verify if they include current_user_can() capability checks before executing sensitive operationsAffected if AJAX endpoints are registered without capability verification or allow nopriv access without proper authorization
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Review administrative function protectionExamine plugin PHP files for admin action handlers and functions that perform privileged operations to confirm they validate user capabilities (e.g., current_user_can('manage_options'))Affected if Administrative functions lack capability checks and can be triggered by any authenticated user or unauthenticated visitors
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Audit registered WordPress hooksSearch the plugin source code for add_action() calls with wp_ajax_ and wp_ajax_nopriv_ prefixes, then verify each callback function includes authorization logicAffected if The plugin exposes unauthenticated or unauthorized AJAX endpoints
The environment is affected if the WP Messiah Ai Image Alt Text Generator plugin version is 1.1.5 or earlier and the plugin's AJAX or admin functions are accessible without proper WordPress capability verification
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 dataUpdate to the latest version of the plugin when available. Until then, disable the plugin or restrict access via server-side configuration. Ensure all user-facing functions include WordPress capability checks (e.g., current_user_can('manage_options')).
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