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Description

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

PUBLISHED Reserved 2025-08-27 | Published 2025-09-09 | Updated 2025-09-09 | Assigner Wordfence




HIGH: 8.0CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem types

CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Product status

Default status
unaffected

* (semver)
affected

Timeline

2025-08-18:Discovered
2025-09-08:Disclosed

Credits

Matthew Rollings finder

References

www.wordfence.com/...-68c8-4221-a3d9-cf75010d2266?source=cve

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...in/pages/import-automation.php

cve.org (CVE-2025-9539)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2025-9539)

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