Plugins · alt-text-generator · data as of 2026-11-04
Is Alt Text Generator AI safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 1.8.7
- Last updated
- 2026-05-27
- Active installs
- 30+
- Known issues on record
- 1
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 7.0.8 · PHP 5.6+
Automatically generate alt text for images using AI technology to improve WordPress website accessibility and SEO. — by WebToffee
What to do
- Update to the latest version (1.8.7). Anything older than 1.8.4 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
- If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
- Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
- If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.
With WP-CLI: wp plugin get alt-text-generator --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update alt-text-generator updates it.
Check your version
Known vulnerabilities
1 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.
medium 4.3 CVE-2025-12113 · published 2025-11-12
Missing authorization check in Alt Text Generator AI (1.8.3 and older)
- Affected
- 1.8.3 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.8.4 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory
The Alt Text Generator AI – Auto Generate & Bulk Update Alt Texts For Images plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check on the atgai_delete_api_key() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.8.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete the API key connected to the site.
Recent activity
- 2026-05-27 — latest release on wordpress.org (1.8.7).
- 2025-11-12 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2025-12113), fixed in 1.8.4.
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Browse vulnerabilities
- Published this week
- Unpatched in the latest version
- By type of vulnerability
- Plugins by WebToffee (11 tracked)
Types found in this plugin: Missing authorization (1)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/alt-text-generator (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
- Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.
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