TI-2025-05010 Aliases CVE-2025-5570 GHSA-vjwp-h27m-5g29

AI Engine <= 2.8.4 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via `mwai_chatbot` Shortcode `id` Parameter

LOW 24CWE-79Published 2025-07-08 · Updated 2026-04-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

The AI Engine plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the mwai_chatbot shortcode 'id' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00198 9th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
tigroumeow	AI Engine – The Chatbot, AI Framework & MCP for WordPress	up to 2.8.4	—	No fix listed	CNA

AI Engine – The Chatbot, AI Framework & MCP for WordPress Vendortigroumeow Affected up to 2.8.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:meowapps:ai_engine::::::wordpress::*	before 2.8.5	Vulnerable	tigroumeow

cpe:2.3:a:meowapps:ai_engine:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 2.8.5 Vulnerable ·tigroumeow

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-5570
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vjwp-h27m-5g29

References

Advisory 1

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a32dcf96-ec75-46b1-8f1d-608411ad5147?source=cve

Other 1

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ai-engine/tags/2.8.2/classes/modules/chatbot.php#L617

TI-2023-28063 WordPress AI Engine plugin <= 1.9.98 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
TI-2024-09725 AI-Engine < 2.6.5 - Admin+ SQLi CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
TI-2024-05988 AI Engine < 2.5.1 - Admin+ RCE CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
TI-2024-19264 WordPress AI Engine plugin <= 2.1.4 - Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8
TI-2024-06230 AI Engine < 2.4.8 - Admin+ SQLi CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.7
TI-2024-22775 WordPress AI Engine plugin <= 2.2.63 - Auth. Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1

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Sources

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