CVE-2025-69134: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in Merkulove OpenAI Chatbot for WordPress – Helper
Unauthenticated Arbitrary Content Deletion in OpenAI Chatbot for WordPress – Helper <= 1.1.4 versions.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-69134 affects the OpenAI Chatbot for WordPress – Helper plugin by Merkulove, specifically versions up to 1.1.4. It is classified as CWE-862 (Missing Authorization), enabling unauthenticated attackers to perform arbitrary content deletion. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.5, reflecting a high severity with network attack vector, no privileges required, no user interaction, and an impact limited to availability. No vendor advisory or patch information is currently provided, and no known exploits are reported in the wild.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary content, causing denial of service or loss of availability of content managed by the plugin. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity according to the CVSS vector.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict access to the affected plugin and monitor for unusual deletion activity. Avoid exposing the plugin's functionality to unauthenticated users where possible.
CVE-2025-69134: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in Merkulove OpenAI Chatbot for WordPress – Helper
Description
Unauthenticated Arbitrary Content Deletion in OpenAI Chatbot for WordPress – Helper <= 1.1.4 versions.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.5high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-69134 affects the OpenAI Chatbot for WordPress – Helper plugin by Merkulove, specifically versions up to 1.1.4. It is classified as CWE-862 (Missing Authorization), enabling unauthenticated attackers to perform arbitrary content deletion. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.5, reflecting a high severity with network attack vector, no privileges required, no user interaction, and an impact limited to availability. No vendor advisory or patch information is currently provided, and no known exploits are reported in the wild.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary content, causing denial of service or loss of availability of content managed by the plugin. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity according to the CVSS vector.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict access to the affected plugin and monitor for unusual deletion activity. Avoid exposing the plugin's functionality to unauthenticated users where possible.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Patchstack
- Date Reserved
- 2025-12-29T11:19:41.703Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a464d5627e9c79719ca1ead
Added to database: 07/02/2026, 11:36:54 UTC
Last enriched: 07/02/2026, 12:37:58 UTC
Last updated: 07/03/2026, 03:24:52 UTC
Views: 4
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