CVE-2025-9539 (GCVE-0-2025-9539)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-09-09 06:40
Modified
2026-04-08 17:11
CWE
  • CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Summary
The AutomatorWP – Automator plugin for no-code automations, webhooks & custom integrations in WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the automatorwp_ajax_import_automation_from_url function in all versions up to, and including, 5.3.6. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to create arbitrary automations, which can lead to Remote Code Execution or Privilege escalation once such automation is activated by the administrator
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