CVE-2025-2544
📋 TL;DR
The AI Content Pipelines WordPress plugin versions up to 1.6 contain a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in SVG file upload functionality. Authenticated attackers with Author-level access or higher can upload malicious SVG files containing JavaScript that executes when users view the files. This affects all WordPress sites using vulnerable versions of this plugin.
💻 Affected Systems
- AI Content Pipelines WordPress Plugin
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could steal admin session cookies, redirect users to malicious sites, deface websites, or perform actions on behalf of authenticated users.
Likely Case
Attackers with author accounts inject malicious scripts to steal user session data or perform limited site defacement.
If Mitigated
With proper user access controls and content security policies, impact is limited to the specific uploaded SVG files.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires authenticated access but is technically simple - just uploading a malicious SVG file.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Check WordPress plugin repository for version >1.6
Vendor Advisory: https://wordpress.org/plugins/ai-content-pipelines/#developers
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find AI Content Pipelines plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update, deactivate and remove plugin.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable SVG Uploads
allPrevent SVG file uploads through WordPress functions.php or security plugin
Add to theme's functions.php: add_filter('upload_mimes', function($mimes) { unset($mimes['svg']); unset($mimes['svgz']); return $mimes; });
Restrict User Roles
allLimit Author and higher roles to trusted users only
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Deactivate and remove the AI Content Pipelines plugin immediately
- Implement Content Security Policy headers to restrict script execution from untrusted sources
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → AI Content Pipelines → Version number. If version ≤1.6, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin list --name='ai-content-pipelines' --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After update, verify plugin version >1.6. Test SVG upload functionality with basic script tags to confirm sanitization.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SVG file uploads by Author-level users
- Multiple failed SVG upload attempts
Network Indicators:
- Requests to SVG files with suspicious parameters
- External script loading from SVG file paths
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" AND (event="plugin_update" AND plugin_name="ai-content-pipelines") OR (event="file_upload" AND file_extension="svg")🔗 References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ai-content-pipelines/tags/1.6/includes/generate-scheduled-content.php#L42
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ai-content-pipelines/tags/1.6/includes/generate-scheduled-content.php#L44
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ai-content-pipelines/tags/1.6/includes/generate-scheduled-content.php#L47
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/ai-content-pipelines/#developers
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b93214ec-5738-4f10-b48c-1d74aad52acb?source=cve
