Description
The AI Agent by SiteGround plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.7. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload images to the WordPress media library, bypassing the upload_files capability restriction that Contributors are normally subject to, as authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access or above can satisfy the endpoint's nonce and permission checks. The sg_ai_studio_gutenberg_nonce required by the endpoint is emitted to any user with block editor access — including Contributors — making the absent upload_files check the sole barrier to exploitation.
Published: 2026-08-20
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Siteground
Siteground ai Agent By Siteground
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Siteground
Siteground ai Agent By Siteground
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 05:45:00 +0000

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Description The AI Agent by SiteGround plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.7. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload images to the WordPress media library, bypassing the upload_files capability restriction that Contributors are normally subject to, as authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access or above can satisfy the endpoint's nonce and permission checks. The sg_ai_studio_gutenberg_nonce required by the endpoint is emitted to any user with block editor access — including Contributors — making the absent upload_files check the sole barrier to exploitation.
Title AI Agent by SiteGround <= 1.2.7 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary Media Upload via /generate-content REST Endpoint
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}


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Siteground Ai Agent By Siteground
Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-20T05:30:45.341Z

Reserved: 2026-07-24T17:36:50.811Z

Link: CVE-2026-17153

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-20T06:16:58.230

Modified: 2026-08-20T06:16:58.230

Link: CVE-2026-17153

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Updated: 2026-08-20T09:07:26Z

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