CVE-2026-66469 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Unauthenticated Broken Access Control in Arvow AI SEO Writer <= 1.5.3 versions.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Afonso Matos

Arvow AI SEO Writer

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 1.5.3

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Project Subscriptions

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Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

Update the WordPress Arvow AI SEO Writer Plugin to the latest available version (at least 1.5.4).

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/journalist-ai/vulnerability/wordpress-arvow-ai-seo-writer-plugin-1-5-3-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Unauthenticated Broken Access Control in Arvow AI SEO Writer <= 1.5.3 versions.
Title		WordPress Arvow AI SEO Writer plugin <= 1.5.3 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-862
References		https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/journalist-ai/vulnerability/wordpress-arvow-ai-seo-writer-plugin-1-5-3-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}`

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2026-08-13T13:37:07.274Z

Updated: 2026-08-13T15:30:59.316Z

Reserved: 2026-07-27T09:00:40.310Z

Link: CVE-2026-66469

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-13T15:30:54.229Z

NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-13T14:17:08.380

Modified: 2026-08-13T16:18:45.413

Link: CVE-2026-66469

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-862

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