CVE-2025-9539Network attack vector

Code execution via unauthorized automation import

Published Sep 9, 2025 · Updated Apr 8, 2026

Code injection in SWEET CODE CHEF SL AutomatorWP 5.3.6 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to stage arbitrary automations. The automatorwp_ajax_import_automation_from_url AJAX handler imports an external automation definition without checking the caller's WordPress capability. Subscriber-level access reaches the handler, but an administrator must activate the imported automation before it executes code or escalates privileges.

CVSS severity8.0
High
EPSS probability0.45%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Code injection in SWEET CODE CHEF SL AutomatorWP 5.3.6 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to stage arbitrary automations. The automatorwp_ajax_import_automation_from_url AJAX handler imports an external automation definition without checking the caller's WordPress capability. Subscriber-level access reaches the handler, but an administrator must activate the imported automation before it executes code or escalates privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-9539
Published
Sep 9, 2025
Updated
Apr 8, 2026
Vendor
SWEET CODE CHEF SL
Product
AutomatorWP
Classifications
CWE-94, T1190
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 9, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=5.3.6

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

SWEET CODE CHEF SL · AutomatorWPversion=0 <=5.3.6

Published CVSS scores

8.0WordfenceCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

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