CVE-2026-25338
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 Ays Pro AI ChatBot with ChatGPT and Content Generator by AYS ays-chatgpt-assistant allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects AI ChatBot with ChatGPT and Content Generator by AYS: from n/a through <= 2.7.4.
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 confidenceMissing Authorization vulnerability in the AYS WordPress plugin allows unauthorized users to access functionality or data due to incorrectly configured access control security levels. The vulnerability has a CVSS 5.3 indicating low complexity exploitation with no privileges required.
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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
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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 AYS plugin installation and versionNavigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins > Installed Plugins. Locate 'AYS' (or 'Ask You Something') plugin and note the installed version number.Affected if AYS plugin is installed and version is unknown or falls within a vulnerable range before the fix was released.
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Verify access control configurationIn WordPress admin, go to AYS plugin settings. Check security/access control settings, user role permissions, or any 'Access Level' / 'Security Level' configuration options.Affected if Plugin settings show incorrectly configured access control where lower-privileged users can access higher-privilege functions or data.
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Test sensitive endpoints for authorizationUse a low-privilege user account (e.g., Subscriber) to access plugin functions like admin pages, data export, user data access, or settings modification via direct URL access or API calls.Affected if Low-privilege or unauthenticated users can access plugin functions or data that should require administrator capabilities.
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Review capability checks in plugin codeIf plugin code is accessible, inspect PHP files for missing current_user_can() or capability verification checks before sensitive operations.Affected if Plugin code lacks proper WordPress capability checks (current_user_can) before executing sensitive functions.
User is affected if AYS WordPress plugin is installed with a version lacking proper authorization controls, and the plugin's access control security levels are incorrectly configured allowing unauthorized access.
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 once available, or implement proper authorization checks (capability/permission verification) at all sensitive endpoints and functions within the plugin.
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- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing6.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 h
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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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