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CVE-2023-6985: 10web 10web ai assistant – ai content writing assistant Missing Authorization

CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighModified
Published 05-02-2024Last modified 08-04-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-6985 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Missing Authorization vulnerability in 10web 10web ai assistant – ai content writing assistant. EPSS estimates a 1.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 71.2% of scored vulnerabilities. Fixed in 1.0.19.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.35%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 05-02-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-04-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The 10Web AI Assistant – AI content writing assistant plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the install_plugin AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.18. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to install arbitrary plugins that can be used to gain further access to a compromised site.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.35%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

71%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.35% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
1.35%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

10web2 products
Wordpress1 product
  • ai-assistant-by-10web≤ 1.0.18 (fixed in 1.0.19)

2 vendors · 3 products

References

3 links