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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-12973

The S2B AI Assistant – ChatBot, ChatGPT, OpenAI, Content & Image Generator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the s

Published Nov 21, 2025 · catalog updated Apr 8, 2026 · S2B AI Assistant – ChatBot, AI Agents, ChatGPT API, Image Generator

Last checked Nov 4, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-12973. EPSS is 1.00%. Act only if a listed version of S2B AI Assistant – ChatBot, AI Agents, ChatGPT API, Image Generator is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High7.2
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
1.00%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor oc3dots S2B AI Assistant – ChatBot, AI Agents, ChatGPT API, Image Generator 0 ≤1.7.8

The S2B AI Assistant – ChatBot, ChatGPT, OpenAI, Content & Image Generator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the storeFile() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.8. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Editor-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.

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  • vendor oc3dots S2B AI Assistant – ChatBot, AI Agents, ChatGPT API, Image Generator 0 ≤1.7.80 ≤1.7.8

How to fix CVE-2025-12973

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-12973. EPSS is 1.00%. Act only if a listed version of S2B AI Assistant – ChatBot, AI Agents, ChatGPT API, Image Generator is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with oc3dots S2B AI Assistant – ChatBot, AI Agents, ChatGPT API, Image Generator 0 ≤1.7.8 0 ≤1.7.8. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 1.00%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Nov 21, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    The S2B AI Assistant – ChatBot, ChatGPT, OpenAI, Content & Image Generator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the storeFile() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.8. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Editor-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may m

  2. Apr 8, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    The S2B AI Assistant – ChatBot, ChatGPT, OpenAI, Content & Image Generator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the storeFile() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.8. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Editor-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may m

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-12973

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-12973

    30-day exploitation probability 1.00%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-198496

    The S2B AI Assistant – ChatBot, ChatGPT, OpenAI, Content & Image Generator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the storeFile() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.8. This makes it possible for authenti

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 4, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 4, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 26, 2026
  • EUVDOct 26, 2026