CVE-2026-6804: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in wupsales AI Copilot – Content Generator
The AI Chatbot & Workflow Automation by AIWU plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.12. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to publish draft WordPress posts, exposing unpublished content, or unpublish live content, causing service disruption, by supplying arbitrary scenario IDs.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-6804 is an authorization bypass vulnerability in the AI Copilot – Content Generator WordPress plugin by wupsales. The plugin fails to properly verify user authorization before allowing certain actions, enabling unauthenticated attackers to manipulate post statuses—specifically publishing drafts or unpublishing live posts—via arbitrary scenario IDs. This affects all plugin versions up to and including 1.4.12. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3, indicating a medium severity level. No official patch or remediation guidance is currently provided by the vendor.
Potential Impact
Exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to unauthorized publishing of draft WordPress posts, exposing content not intended for public view, or unpublishing of live posts, causing disruption of content availability on affected sites. There is no direct confidentiality or availability impact reported beyond content exposure and service disruption related to post status manipulation.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict access to the plugin's functionality and monitor for unauthorized changes to post statuses. Avoid exposing the plugin's scenario ID parameters to unauthenticated users where possible.
CVE-2026-6804: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in wupsales AI Copilot – Content Generator
Description
The AI Chatbot & Workflow Automation by AIWU plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.12. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to publish draft WordPress posts, exposing unpublished content, or unpublish live content, causing service disruption, by supplying arbitrary scenario IDs.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.3medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-6804 is an authorization bypass vulnerability in the AI Copilot – Content Generator WordPress plugin by wupsales. The plugin fails to properly verify user authorization before allowing certain actions, enabling unauthenticated attackers to manipulate post statuses—specifically publishing drafts or unpublishing live posts—via arbitrary scenario IDs. This affects all plugin versions up to and including 1.4.12. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3, indicating a medium severity level. No official patch or remediation guidance is currently provided by the vendor.
Potential Impact
Exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to unauthorized publishing of draft WordPress posts, exposing content not intended for public view, or unpublishing of live posts, causing disruption of content availability on affected sites. There is no direct confidentiality or availability impact reported beyond content exposure and service disruption related to post status manipulation.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict access to the plugin's functionality and monitor for unauthorized changes to post statuses. Avoid exposing the plugin's scenario ID parameters to unauthenticated users where possible.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-21T14:59:43.137Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a51c78468715ace4321ea24
Added to database: 07/11/2026, 04:33:08 UTC
Last enriched: 07/18/2026, 15:14:35 UTC
Last updated: 08/25/2026, 03:52:30 UTC
Views: 83
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