Unauthenticated administrator access via unchecked AJAX option changes
Published Oct 11, 2026 · Updated Oct 11, 2026
Missing AJAX authorization in AI Content Generator Marketing 1.0.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to gain administrator access. Some AJAX actions update and delete arbitrary WordPress options without nonce or capability checks. Exploitation requires access to the affected plugin's AJAX actions but no authenticated account; the supplied record does not identify individual handlers or the option changes used to obtain administrator access.
Summary
What happened
Missing AJAX authorization in AI Content Generator Marketing 1.0.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to gain administrator access. Some AJAX actions update and delete arbitrary WordPress options without nonce or capability checks. Exploitation requires access to the affected plugin's AJAX actions but no authenticated account; the supplied record does not identify individual handlers or the option changes used to obtain administrator access.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-85118
- Published
- Oct 11, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 11, 2026
- Vendor
- WooDev
- Product
- AI Content Generator Marketing
- Classifications
- T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Oct 11, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Oct 11, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=1.0.0
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