WordPress Download Alt Text AI Broken Access Control Vulnerability

A missing authorization vulnerability has been identified in the WordPress Download Alt Text AI plugin, specifically in versions through 1.9.93. This vulnerability allows unprivileged users to exploit improperly configured access control security levels, potentially leading to unauthorized actions that require higher privileges.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an unprivileged user to perform actions that require higher privileges, due to the missing authorization checks in the affected plugin.

Remediation

Users of the WordPress Download Alt Text AI plugin should update to version 1.9.94 or later to address this vulnerability. Patchstack users can enable auto-update for vulnerable plugins.