CVE-2025-58207
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows attackers to bypass authorization controls in the WP Messiah Ai Image Alt Text Generator WordPress plugin, enabling unauthorized access to functionality. It affects all WordPress sites running the plugin version 1.1.5 or earlier. Attackers could exploit this to perform actions reserved for authenticated users.
💻 Affected Systems
- WP Messiah Ai Image Alt Text Generator for WordPress
⚠️ 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 gain administrative privileges, modify plugin settings, access sensitive data, or inject malicious code into the WordPress site.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users could modify image alt text generation settings, access plugin configuration data, or perform actions intended only for authenticated users.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and authentication checks, only authorized users could access plugin functionality.
🎯 Exploit Status
Broken access control vulnerabilities are typically easy to exploit once discovered, requiring only web requests to vulnerable endpoints.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.1.6 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Ai Image Alt Text Generator for WP'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update appears, manually download version 1.1.6+ from WordPress.org and replace plugin files.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate ai-image-alt-text-generator-for-wp
Restrict Access via .htaccess
linuxBlock access to plugin directories for unauthorized users
# Add to .htaccess in plugin directory:
Order Deny,Allow
Deny from all
Allow from 127.0.0.1
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Immediately disable the plugin via WordPress admin or command line
- Implement web application firewall rules to block requests to vulnerable plugin endpoints
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Installed Plugins for 'Ai Image Alt Text Generator for WP' version 1.1.5 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin get ai-image-alt-text-generator-for-wp --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm plugin version is 1.1.6 or higher in WordPress admin panel📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized access attempts to plugin endpoints in WordPress or web server logs
- Unusual POST/GET requests to /wp-content/plugins/ai-image-alt-text-generator-for-wp/
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to plugin admin endpoints from unauthenticated IPs
- Abnormal traffic patterns to plugin-specific URLs
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND (uri_path="/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" AND plugin="ai-image-alt-text-generator-for-wp") AND user="-"