📄 Description (English)
The Text to Speech for WP (AI Voices by Mementor) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to sensitive information exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.8. This is due to the plugin containing hardcoded MySQL database credentials for the vendor's external telemetry server in the `Mementor_TTS_Remote_Telemetry` class. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract and decode these credentials, gaining unauthorized write access to the vendor's telemetry database.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
The Text to Speech for WP plugin contains hardcoded database credentials in its source code, allowing unauthenticated attackers to extract and gain unauthorized access to the vendor's telemetry database. This vulnerability affects all versions up to 1.9.8 and poses a risk to WordPress installations using this plugin, particularly those handling sensitive content. No patch is currently available, requiring immediate mitigation through plugin disabling or removal.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: May 3, 2026 10:18
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi organizations using this WordPress plugin—particularly government agencies, educational institutions, and private sector companies with web presence—face credential exposure risks. Media and publishing companies using text-to-speech features for content creation are most vulnerable. The exposure of database credentials could lead to unauthorized data access, potential data manipulation, and compliance violations under NCA ECC 2024 and SAMA CSF frameworks. Government entities under NCA oversight and financial institutions under SAMA supervision face heightened regulatory scrutiny.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Government and Public Administration
Education and Universities
Media and Publishing
Healthcare
Financial Services
E-commerce
Telecommunications
Non-profit Organizations
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
7.2
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
IMMEDIATE ACTIONS:
1. Audit all WordPress installations for the Text to Speech for WP plugin (versions ≤1.9.8)
2. Immediately disable the plugin via WordPress admin panel or command line: wp plugin deactivate ai-voices-by-mementor
3. Remove the plugin entirely: wp plugin delete ai-voices-by-mementor
4. Review database access logs for unauthorized access attempts to external telemetry servers
5. Monitor vendor's telemetry database for suspicious write operations
PATCHING GUIDANCE:
- No official patch available; await vendor update
- Do not re-enable until patched version (>1.9.8) is released
- Subscribe to plugin security advisories
COMPENSATING CONTROLS:
1. Implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to block plugin file access
2. Restrict outbound connections to vendor telemetry servers at network level
3. Apply principle of least privilege to WordPress database user accounts
4. Enable WordPress security hardening: disable file editing, restrict plugin uploads
5. Implement file integrity monitoring on wp-content/plugins directory
DETECTION RULES:
- Monitor for HTTP/HTTPS connections to vendor telemetry endpoints
- Alert on attempts to access plugin configuration files
- Track database credential extraction patterns in web server logs
- Search logs for 'Mementor_TTS_Remote_Telemetry' class instantiation
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تدقيق جميع تثبيتات WordPress للبحث عن المكون (الإصدارات ≤1.9.8)
2. تعطيل المكون فوراً عبر لوحة WordPress أو سطر الأوامر
3. إزالة المكون بالكامل من النظام
4. مراجعة سجلات الوصول إلى قاعدة البيانات للكشف عن محاولات الوصول غير المصرح به
5. مراقبة قاعدة بيانات القياس الخاصة بالبائع للعمليات المريبة
توجيهات التصحيح:
- لا يتوفر تصحيح رسمي؛ انتظر تحديث البائع
- لا تعيد تفعيل المكون حتى يتم إصدار نسخة مصححة
- اشترك في تنبيهات أمان المكون
الضوابط البديلة:
1. تطبيق قواعد جدار حماية تطبيقات الويب لحظر وصول ملفات المكون
2. تقييد الاتصالات الصادرة إلى خوادم القياس على مستوى الشبكة
3. تطبيق مبدأ الامتياز الأقل على حسابات مستخدمي قاعدة بيانات WordPress
4. تفعيل تقسية أمان WordPress: تعطيل تحرير الملفات
5. تطبيق مراقبة سلامة الملفات على دليل المكونات
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
A.5.1.1 - Information Security Policies and Procedures
A.6.1.2 - Access Control and Authentication
A.8.2.1 - Classification and Handling of Information Assets
A.8.3.1 - Cryptographic Controls
A.12.2.1 - Change Management
A.12.6.1 - Management of Technical Vulnerabilities
🔵 SAMA CSF
ID.AM-2: Software Inventory
PR.AC-1: Access Control Policy
PR.AC-4: Access Rights Management
PR.DS-1: Data Security Policy
DE.CM-1: Monitoring and Detection
RS.MI-1: Incident Response Procedures
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.5.1.1 - Information Security Policies
A.6.1.2 - Access Control
A.8.1.1 - Asset Inventory
A.8.3.1 - Cryptography
A.12.2.1 - Change Management
A.12.6.1 - Management of Technical Vulnerabilities
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0.1
Requirement 2.1 - Default Passwords and Security Parameters
Requirement 6.2 - Security Patches
Requirement 8.2 - User Access Management