CVE-2025-13380 (GCVE-0-2025-13380)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-11-25 07:28 – Updated: 2026-04-08 17:15
VLAI
Title
AI Engine for WordPress: ChatGPT, GPT Content Generator <= 1.0.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary File Read
Summary
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.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-11-25 14:36 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-73 - External Control of File Name or Path
Assigner
Wordfence CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard C 65/100 over 2391 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
liquidthemes AI Engine for WordPress: ChatGPT, GPT Content Generator Affected: 0 , ≤ 1.0.1 (semver)
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Credits
Ryan Kozak
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