CVE-2025-0428 – The AI Power: Complete AI Pack WordPress plugin... (How to Fix)

📋 TL;DR

The AI Power: Complete AI Pack WordPress plugin up to version 1.8.96 contains a PHP object injection vulnerability that allows authenticated administrators to inject malicious PHP objects. If another plugin or theme provides a POP chain, this could lead to arbitrary file deletion, data theft, or remote code execution.

💻 Affected Systems

Products:

AI Power: Complete AI Pack WordPress plugin

Versions: Versions up to and including 1.8.96

Operating Systems: All platforms running WordPress

Default Config Vulnerable: ⚠️ Yes

Notes: Requires WordPress installation with vulnerable plugin and administrative user access

📦 What is this software?

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⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact

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Worst Case

Remote code execution leading to complete system compromise if a POP chain exists from another plugin/theme

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Likely Case

Limited impact due to requirement for admin privileges and no POP chain in vulnerable plugin itself

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If Mitigated

Minimal impact with proper access controls and no vulnerable plugins/themes installed

🌐 Internet-Facing: MEDIUM

🏢 Internal Only: LOW

🎯 Exploit Status

Public PoC: ✅ No

Weaponized: UNKNOWN

Unauthenticated Exploit: ✅ No

Complexity: MEDIUM

Requires admin privileges and potentially additional vulnerable plugins/themes for full impact

🛠️ Fix & Mitigation

✅ Official Fix

Patch Version: Version after 1.8.96

Vendor Advisory: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3224162/

Restart Required: No

Instructions:

1. Log into WordPress admin panel
2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins
3. Find 'AI Power: Complete AI Pack'
4. Click 'Update Now' if available
5. If no update available, deactivate and delete plugin

🔧 Temporary Workarounds

Remove vulnerable plugin

all

Deactivate and delete the vulnerable plugin version

wp plugin deactivate ai-power-complete-ai-pack
wp plugin delete ai-power-complete-ai-pack

🧯 If You Can't Patch

Restrict administrative access to trusted users only
Monitor for suspicious activity from admin accounts

🔍 How to Verify

Check if Vulnerable:

Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → AI Power: Complete AI Pack → Version number

Check Version:

wp plugin get ai-power-complete-ai-pack --field=version

Verify Fix Applied:

Verify plugin version is greater than 1.8.96

📡 Detection & Monitoring

Log Indicators:

Unusual admin user activity
POST requests to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with wpaicg_export_prompts action

Network Indicators:

HTTP requests containing serialized PHP objects in post_content parameter

SIEM Query:

source="wordpress" AND (action="wpaicg_export_prompts" OR post_content CONTAINS "O:")

📊 Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2025-0428

CVSS v3 Score: 7.2 (HIGH)

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE: CWE-502

EPSS Score: 1.47% exploit probability (80.6th percentile)

Published: January 22, 2025

Last Updated: January 24, 2025

🔗 References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3224162/ Patch
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/66a3abc1-0508-4ce3-952b-7dbf3738879a?source=cve Third Party Advisory

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