AI Engine < 3.5.5 - Subscriber+Chatbot Discussion Disclosure and Takeover via IDOR
Priority MEDIUM 60CWE-639Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-639.
Summary
The AI Engine WordPress plugin before 3.5.5 does not verify that a user owns the chatbot conversation referenced by a client-supplied identifier, allowing users with subscriber-level access to read other users' private conversations and take over their conversation records when the discussions feature is enabled.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00232 14th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed AI Engine (Unknown): 3.5.5
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | AI Engine | before 3.5.5 | 3.5.5 | Patch available | CNA |
- AI Engine VendorUnknown Affected before 3.5.5 Fixed in 3.5.5 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA AI Engine (Unknown) Fixed in 3.5.5
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-12510
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8rhw-c8ph-cp97
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-12510 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-12510 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8rhw-c8ph-cp97 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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