Ai Engine <= 2.9.5 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Uploaded Files Disclosure And Deletion
Priority LOW 29CWE-862Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- 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-862.
Summary
The AI Engine plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access and loss of data due to a missing capability check on the rest_list and delete_files functions in all versions up to, and including, 2.9.5. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to list and delete files uploaded by other users.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00281 20th 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 2.9.5 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- AI Engine – The Chatbot, AI Framework & MCP for WordPress Vendortigroumeow Affected up to 2.9.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-8268
References
Other 4
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/be39e24f-d7d7-44db-9ffd-a4605de8e577?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ai-engine/tags/2.9.5/classes/modules/files.php#L645
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ai-engine/tags/2.9.5/classes/modules/files.php#L518
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ai-engine/tags/2.9.5/classes/modules/files.php#L664
More tigroumeow vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-10772 AI Engine <= 3.1.3 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure to Privilege Escalation CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- 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
Sources
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