AI Chatbot & Workflow Automation by AIWU <= 1.4.17 — Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
CVE-2026-48879Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤1.4.17Update to 1.4.19 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- Critical9.8
- CVSS
- 9.8CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:NPrivileges required- None
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:HConfidentiality- High
I:HIntegrity- High
A:HAvailability- High
- Required access
- No account needed
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
On this page8
Am I affected?
AI Copilot – Content Generator ai-copilot-content-generator
- Affected≤ 1.4.17
- Patched in1.4.19
Update to 1.4.19 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 1.4.17. Version 1.4.19 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under AI Copilot – Content Generator.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
- No account is needed to exploit this. Treat any exposed site on an affected version as at risk.
What to do
- Update to version 1.4.19, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch AI Copilot – Content Generator to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to daroo.
The AI Chatbot & Workflow Automation by AIWU plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.17. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to elevate their privileges.
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
More in AI Copilot – Content Generator
All 12| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium6.3 | Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation ≤1.5.9No patch available | CVE-2026-39801 | |
| Critical9.8 | Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Custom Workflow Route ≤1.5.6Update to 1.5.8 | CVE-2026-14526 | |
| High7.5 | Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure ≤1.4.6Update to 1.4.19 | CVE-2026-6639 | |
| Critical9.8 | Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation ≤1.5.6Update to 1.5.8 | CVE-2026-65507 | |
| Medium6.5 | Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection via 'order[0][dir]' Parameter ≤1.5.4Update to 1.5.8 | CVE-2026-13009 |
- Medium6.3Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation
≤1.5.9No patch available
- Critical9.8Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Custom Workflow Route
≤1.5.6Update to 1.5.8
- High7.5Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure
≤1.4.6Update to 1.4.19
- Critical9.8Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
≤1.5.6Update to 1.5.8
- Medium6.5Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection via 'order[0][dir]' Parameter
≤1.5.4Update to 1.5.8
Timeline
CVE published
Severity critical, CVSS 9.8
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.