CVE-2025-9539

HIGH

AutomatorWP < 5.3.6 - Authenticated Remote Code Execution via Automation Import

Title source: llm

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

References (2)

Core 2

Core References

Product

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/automatorwp/tags/5.3.6/includes/admin/pages/import-automation.php#L386

Third Party Advisory

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9efa04ca-68c8-4221-a3d9-cf75010d2266?source=cve

Scores

CVSS v3 8.0

EPSS 0.0042

EPSS Percentile 33.2%

Attack Vector NETWORK

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

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Details

CWE

CWE-94

Status published

Products (1)

rubengc/AutomatorWP – Automator plugin for no-code automations, webhooks & custom integrations in WordPress < 5.3.6

Published Sep 09, 2025

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026