The S2B AI Assistant – ChatBot, ChatGPT, OpenAI, Content & Image Generator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.2 High.
Data as of 14 Nov 2026, 17:50 UTC
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 21 Nov 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 14 Nov 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
Until a fix is available, restrict Editor-level access to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious file uploads.
Description
The S2B AI Assistant plugin for WordPress, up to and including version 1.7.8, contains a vulnerability that allows authenticated users with Editor-level access or higher to upload arbitrary files due to missing file type validation in the storeFile() function. This flaw could potentially lead to remote code execution on the affected server.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-12973 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/d0n601/CVE-2025-12973 (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/s2b-ai-assistant/trunk/lib/helpers/Utils.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3399267%40s2b-ai-assistant&new=3399267%40s2b-ai-assistant&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= (opens in a new tab)
- ryankozak.com/posts/cve-2025-12973 (opens in a new tab)
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ac9d2b64-aff6-418a-bfe7-ec91b177ad6b?source=cve (opens in a new tab)