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AutomatorWP – Automator plugin for no-code automations, webhooks & custom integrations in WordPress <= 5.3.6 — Missing Authorization To Authenticated (Subscriber+) Remote Code Execution via Automation Creation

CVE-2025-9539Published · Updated

Action summary

Affected: ≤5.3.6Update to 5.3.7 or newer

All remediation steps
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Severity
High8.0
CVSS
8.0
CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
What does this vector mean?
AV:N Attack vector
Network
AC:L Attack complexity
Low
PR:L Privileges required
Low
UI:R User interaction
Required
S:U Scope
Unchanged
C:H Confidentiality
High
I:H Integrity
High
A:H Availability
High
Weakness
CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code
Required access
Unknown
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
No score
CISA KEV
Not listed
On this page8

Am I affected?

AutomatorWP – No-Code Workflow Automation, Integration & Webhooks Plugin, now with AI automatorwp

  1. Affected≤ 5.3.6
  2. Patched in5.3.7

Update to 5.3.7 or newer.

You are affected if you run ≤ 5.3.6. Version 5.3.7 and later are not affected by this issue.

  • Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under AutomatorWP – No-Code Workflow Automation, Integration & Webhooks Plugin, now with AI.
  • No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.

What to do

  1. Update to version 5.3.7, or a newer patched version
  2. Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
  3. Watch AutomatorWP – No-Code Workflow Automation, Integration & Webhooks Plugin, now with AI to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.

Advisory

Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to stealthcopter.

The AutomatorWP – Automator plugin for no-code automations, webhooks & custom integrations in WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the automatorwp_ajax_import_automation_from_url function in all versions up to, and including, 5.3.6. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to create arbitrary automations, which can lead to Remote Code Execution or Privilege escalation once such automation is activated by the administrator

Exploits & references

Proof-of-concept & detection

No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.

Advisories & patches

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High7.5Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation to Insufficient Role Validation in Anonymous Automation 'Role' Option
≤6.0.4Update to 6.0.5
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Medium5.3Missing Authorization
≤6.0.6Update to 6.0.7
CVE-2026-118239
Medium4.3Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Sensitive Information Disclosure via wp_ajax_automatorwp_fluentform_get_forms AJAX Action
≤5.8.4Update to 5.8.5
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Medium4.3Missing Authorization
≤5.8.3Update to 5.8.4
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Timeline

  1. CVE published

    Severity high, CVSS 8.0

  2. Record last updated

Sources & licenses

Wordfence record
Vulnerability data
Wordfence Intelligence. [object Object] Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
CVE® identifiers
[object Object]. Used under the CVE Program. CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation.
CVSS / CWE
National Vulnerability Database (NVD), shown unmodified. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
VulnCrest content
Summary, remediation guidance and page layout © VulnCrest. Not sourced from NVD.

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