CVE-2026-14526
What it is
The AI Copilot – Content Generator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.6. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create a new administrator-level user account and achieve full site takeover by saving and executing a malicious workflow containing a wp_create_user action node specifying role=administrator. This vulnerability is exploitable by unauthenticated attackers on any site where the [aiwu-form] shortcode or public chatbot is rendered on a frontend page, as the waic-nonce value is emitted into publicly accessible JavaScript (WAIC_DATA.waicNonce) on those pages, rendering the nonce check a non-functional authorization barrier.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.9% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 9.8 CRITICAL (CVSS).
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.9% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-269 · Improper privilege management
- Record status
- Deferred
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 9.8
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ai-copilot-content-generator/tags/1.5.4/classes/assets.php#L96
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ai-copilot-content-generator/tags/1.5.4/classes/frame.php#L211
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ai-copilot-content-generator/tags/1.5.4/modules/forms/views/forms.php#L87
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ai-copilot-content-generator/tags/1.5.4/modules/workflow/blocks/actions/wp_create_user.php#L107
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ai-copilot-content-generator/tags/1.5.4/modules/workflow/controller.php#L39
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ai-copilot-content-generator/tags/1.5.4/modules/workflow/controller.php#L86
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ai-copilot-content-generator/tags/1.5.6/classes/assets.php#L96
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ai-copilot-content-generator/tags/1.5.6/classes/frame.php#L211
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ai-copilot-content-generator/tags/1.5.6/modules/forms/views/forms.php#L87
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ai-copilot-content-generator/tags/1.5.6/modules/workflow/blocks/actions/wp_create_user.php#L107
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ai-copilot-content-generator/tags/1.5.6/modules/workflow/controller.php#L39
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ai-copilot-content-generator/tags/1.5.6/modules/workflow/controller.php#L86
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e28ae1a3-abc6-484c-abc7-1e0b958fa30b?source=cve