CVE-2025-62039
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows attackers to retrieve embedded sensitive data from the Ays Pro AI ChatBot WordPress plugin. The plugin inadvertently exposes sensitive information in sent data, potentially revealing confidential details. All WordPress sites using affected versions of this plugin are vulnerable.
💻 Affected Systems
- AI ChatBot with ChatGPT and Content Generator by AYS (ays-chatgpt-assistant)
⚠️ 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 extract sensitive WordPress configuration data, API keys, database credentials, or other embedded secrets, leading to complete site compromise.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users retrieve exposed sensitive data such as configuration details or API tokens, potentially enabling further attacks.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and monitoring, impact is limited to data exposure without escalation to full compromise.
🎯 Exploit Status
Based on CWE-201 (Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data), exploitation likely involves accessing exposed data endpoints.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Versions after 2.6.6
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'AI ChatBot with ChatGPT and Content Generator by AYS'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. Alternatively, download latest version from WordPress repository and replace plugin files.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched.
wp plugin deactivate ays-chatgpt-assistant
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable the plugin immediately to prevent exploitation.
- Implement strict network access controls to limit plugin exposure.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for 'AI ChatBot with ChatGPT and Content Generator by AYS' version 2.6.6 or earlier.Check Version:
wp plugin get ays-chatgpt-assistant --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is greater than 2.6.6 in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual requests to plugin endpoints, especially those accessing data retrieval functions.
Network Indicators:
- Suspicious traffic patterns to /wp-content/plugins/ays-chatgpt-assistant/ endpoints.
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" AND (uri_path="/wp-content/plugins/ays-chatgpt-assistant/*" OR plugin="ays-chatgpt-assistant")