CVE-2025-6206
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows authenticated WordPress users with Subscriber-level access or higher to upload arbitrary files to the server due to missing file type validation in the Aiomatic plugin. Attackers can potentially achieve remote code execution if they upload malicious files like PHP shells. The vulnerability affects all Aiomatic plugin versions up to and including 2.5.0.
💻 Affected Systems
- Aiomatic - Automatic AI Content Writer & Editor, GPT-3 & GPT-4, ChatGPT ChatBot & AI Toolkit WordPress plugin
📦 What is this software?
Aiomatic by Coderevolution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Remote code execution leading to complete server compromise, data theft, malware deployment, or website defacement.
Likely Case
Unauthorized file upload leading to backdoor installation, privilege escalation, or data exfiltration.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if file execution is prevented through server configuration or web application firewalls.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires authenticated access but only at Subscriber level, which is easy to obtain through registration on many sites. The arbitrary API key requirement is trivial to bypass.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2.5.1 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://codecanyon.net/item/aiomatic-automatic-ai-content-writer/38877369#item-description__changelog
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Aiomatic' plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update is available. 5. Alternatively, download version 2.5.1+ from CodeCanyon and manually update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable plugin temporarily
allDeactivate the Aiomatic plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate aiomatic
Restrict file uploads via .htaccess
linuxBlock execution of uploaded files in wp-content/uploads directory
Add to .htaccess in wp-content/uploads: <Files *.php> deny from all </Files>
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Remove Subscriber role registration capability or implement strong user approval process
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block suspicious file uploads
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Aiomatic version. If version is 2.5.0 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get aiomatic --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm Aiomatic plugin version is 2.5.1 or higher in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual file uploads to wp-content/uploads via /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with action=aiomatic_image_editor_ajax_submit
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by successful Subscriber login
Network Indicators:
- POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with file uploads containing executable extensions
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri="/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" AND post_data CONTAINS "aiomatic_image_editor_ajax_submit" AND (post_data CONTAINS ".php" OR post_data CONTAINS ".exe" OR post_data CONTAINS ".sh")