GetGenie <= 4.3.2 — Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary Post Overwrite/Deletion

Am I affected?

• Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under GetGenie – AI SEO Assistant & Content Writer with Keyword Research, AEO & GEO.
• No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.

What to do

1. Update to version 4.3.3, or a newer patched version
2. Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
3. Watch GetGenie – AI SEO Assistant & Content Writer with Keyword Research, AEO & GEO to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.

Advisory

Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to Kazuma Matsumoto.

The GetGenie plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 4.3.2. This is due to missing validation on the `id` parameter in the `create()` method of the `GetGenieChat` REST API endpoint. The method accepts a user-controlled post ID and, when a post with that ID exists, calls `wp_update_post()` without verifying that the current user owns the post or that the post is of the expected `getgenie_chat` type. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to overwrite arbitrary posts owned by any user — including Administrators — effectively destroying the original content by changing its `post_type` to `getgenie_chat` and reassigning `post_author` to the attacker.

Exploits & references

Proof-of-concept & detection

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

Advisories & patches

• Advisorywordfence.com

Related CVEs

Timeline

1. Mar 12, 2026

   CVE published

   Severity medium, CVSS 5.4

2. Nov 13, 2026

   Record last updated