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VideoWhisper Site Manager CVE-2026-107430

| EUVDEUVD-2026-97290 MEDIUM
Missing Authorization (CWE-862)
2026-10-12 Patchstack GHSA-m6qc-jx2c-qw49
5.4
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Patchstack
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Authenticate as low-privilege WordPress user
  2. Exploit
    Send request to unprotected plugin endpoint
  3. Execution
    Bypass missing authorization check
  4. Impact
    Read or modify restricted plugin data

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization checks on every request
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires an authenticated WordPress account on a site running VideoWhisper Site Manager for ChatGPT, Claude, Codex version 1.2.10 or earlier (PR:L - a valid, typically low-privilege account is needed; not fully unauthenticated). The flaw stems from incorrectly configured access control security levels on plugin functionality, meaning the vulnerable action is reachable because its authorization/capability check is missing or too permissive. No user interaction is required (UI:N) and the attack is remote over the network (AV:N) with low complexity (AC:L). Limiting factors: the attacker must first hold a site account, the plugin must be installed and active, and impact is confined to low confidentiality and low integrity with no availability effect, so this does not permit site takeover or denial of service on its own.

Impact

This is a moderate-severity (CVSS 5.4) broken access control / missing authorization flaw (CWE-862) in the VideoWhisper Site Manager WordPress plugin, reported by Patchstack. The CVSS vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N indicates a network-reachable, low-complexity attack that requires some level of authentication (PR:L), yields only low confidentiality and low integrity impact, and no availability impact. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis, no EPSS score was provided in the input, and the CVE is NOT listed in CISA KEV - so there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis. All signals are internally consistent: a low-privilege authenticated user can exploit an access-control misconfiguration to perform actions or read/modify data they should not be authorized for, but the limited impact (L/L/N) and the authentication requirement keep real-world risk bounded. This should be treated as a routine patch-management item for sites running the plugin rather than an emergency; the primary limiting factor is that an attacker must already hold a valid (likely low-privilege) WordPress account. Note that EPSS data is missing from the input, so probabilistic exploitation likelihood could not be weighed.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who has registered or obtained a low-privilege account on a WordPress site running VideoWhisper Site Manager (≤ 1.2.10) sends a crafted request to a plugin endpoint that fails to properly check the caller's authorization level. Because access control is incorrectly configured, the request succeeds and lets the attacker read or alter plugin-managed data or settings they should not be able to touch. No public proof-of-concept is identified at time of analysis, and the low attack complexity means exploitation is straightforward once an account is held.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 12, 2026

Missing authorization in the WordPress plugin VideoWhisper Site Manager for ChatGPT, Claude, Codex (all versions through 1.2.10) lets an authenticated low-privilege site user reach plugin functionality that should require higher capabilities, resulting in limited confidentiality and integrity impact at CVSS 5.4. The flaw is a broken access control condition (CWE-862) requiring only a valid WordPress account on a site with the plugin active (PR:L), remote reachability and low attack complexity with no user interaction; availability is unaffected. No public exploit code was identified at time of analysis, and this does not by itself permit full site takeover or denial of service.

RemediationAI

No vendor-released patch version is specified in the available intelligence, so the advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/videowhisper-site-manager/vulnerability/wordpress-videowhisper-site-manager-for-chatgpt-claude-codex-plugin-1-2-10-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve should be checked for a fixed release above 1.2.10 and that version applied as soon as it is published. Because exploitation requires an authenticated account, the most effective interim control is reducing the pool of accounts that can reach the vulnerable action: disable open user registration on the affected site and downgrade or remove unnecessary subscriber/contributor accounts, with the trade-off that legitimate low-privilege users lose their accounts and registration workflows must be handled manually. Where the plugin's ChatGPT/Claude/Codex integration is not operationally required, deactivating and uninstalling VideoWhisper Site Manager eliminates the exposed action entirely, at the cost of losing the AI-assistant functionality. Sites that must keep the plugin can temporarily restrict access to its admin and AJAX/REST endpoints at the web server or WAF by requiring an authenticated administrator role or by blocking requests to the plugin's handler paths from non-administrative sessions; the trade-off is that this is a configuration-level control, must be tuned to avoid breaking legitimate admin use, and does not fix the underlying missing capability check. Monitoring should focus on plugin-level actions invoked by low-privilege users, since such calls are the observable signature of this flaw.

Affected VersionsENISA

VideoWhisper Site Manager for ChatGPT, Claude, Codex 0 ≤1.2.10

Affected Packages

euvd videowhisper_site_manager_for_chatgpt_claude_codex no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.

Technical ContextAI · show details

The root cause is CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) rather than a logic error in an existing check: an action or endpoint exposed by the plugin performs a privileged operation without verifying that the caller holds the required WordPress capability. In WordPress plugin terms this typically means a registered AJAX/REST handler or admin-post action whose callback lacks a current_user_can() capability check or an equivalent permission_callback, so any account that can reach the endpoint (including a low-privilege subscriber/contributor) can trigger it. The CPE entry cpe:2.3:a:videowhisper.com:videowhisper_site_manager_for_chatgpt,_claude,_codex identifies the affected package as the VideoWhisper Site Manager plugin that wires WordPress into AI assistant services (ChatGPT, Claude, Codex); the same plugin's settings and integration functions are the surface where the missing capability check applies. The assessed vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N reflects network-reachable exploitation by an authenticated user, with low confidentiality and integrity impact and no availability impact; scope remains unchanged, so no cross-component privilege escalation is asserted.

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Severity by source

Vendor (Patchstack) PRIMARY 5.4 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
vuln.today AI 5.4 MEDIUM

Missing authorization reachable over the network with low complexity but requiring a logged-in low-privilege account (PR:L); limited unauthorized read/modify gives C:L/I:L and no availability impact.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).

CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

Missing Authorization vulnerability in VideoWhisper.com VideoWhisper Site Manager for ChatGPT, Claude, Codex videowhisper-site-manager allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects VideoWhisper Site Manager for ChatGPT, Claude, Codex: from n/a through 1.2.10.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 97% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche WordPress plugin, limited installation base
Social Media
1
Sightings
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.1%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

27
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +27
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

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