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AI Puffer plugin lets low-level users change search settings

CVE-2026-104742 · published 9 days ago
Summary

The AI Puffer – Chat, Create, Automate WordPress plugin allows anyone with a subscriber account or higher to alter site-wide semantic search configurations that should be limited to administrators. This could let attackers change how search works, including which AI model is used and what results are shown. Ensure only trusted roles have the Knowledge Base module and restrict role manager permissions, or update the plugin to a version that fixes the issue.

What to do

The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.

Affected software
VendorProductAffected versions
senols ai puffer – ai chatbot, ai writer & automation <= 2.4.89
Original advisory text
AI Puffer <= 2.4.89 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Semantic Search Settings Modification via ajax_save_semantic_search_settings AJAX action
The AI Puffer – Chat. Create. Automate. (formerly AI Power) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.89. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to modify global site-wide semantic search settings, including vector provider, embedding provider, embedding model, target ID, number of results, and no-results text stored in aipkit_options, that are otherwise restricted to administrators. Exploitation requires that an administrator has previously granted the Knowledge Base ('sources') module to the attacker's role via the Role Manager, as this access is not available to lower-privileged users by default.
References
Fix within
Internet-facing 60 days
Internal At next upgrade
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Needs hands-on effort to exploit
  • Gives an attacker partial control
Severity
3.1 Low
Exploitation
<1% chance of attack within 30 days
Type
CWE-862Missing Authorization
Timeline
Published10 Oct 2026
Updated16 Oct 2026
First seen10 Oct 2026
Sources
CVE-2026-104742 · NVD
CVE-2026-104742 · MITRE
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