AI Engine < 3.6.4 - Editor+ Sensitive Information Disclosure of API Key and Bearer Tokens
Priority MEDIUM 62CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
The AI Engine WordPress plugin before 3.6.4 does not redact secret configuration values before exposing them in an admin page's inline script data, allowing users with the Editor role to read the site's stored third-party API key and authentication tokens in cleartext, despite those secrets being restricted to administrators everywhere else.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00429 37th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed AI Engine (Unknown): 3.6.4
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 3.6.4 | 3.6.4 | Patch available | CNA |
- AI Engine VendorUnknown Affected before 3.6.4 Fixed in 3.6.4 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA AI Engine (Unknown) Fixed in 3.6.4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-16954
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9wjr-j39x-f62m
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-16954 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-16954 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9wjr-j39x-f62m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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