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Missing authorization in WordPress AI Engine plugin

Priority LOW 19CWE-862Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · 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 Meow Apps AI Engine (ai-engine) plugin for WordPress is affected from n/a through 3.8.6. A missing authorization check (CWE-862) lets a network attacker with low privileges make limited changes to data. No user interaction is needed, and the flaw has no confidentiality or availability impact.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Description from the CNA

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Meow Apps AI Engine ai-engine allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects AI Engine: from n/a through 3.8.6.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00152 4th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
tigroumeowAI Engineup to 3.8.6—No fix listedCNA
  • AI Engine Vendortigroumeow Affected up to 3.8.6 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for AI Engine.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-26 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-112828
  2. 2026-10-26 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  3. 2026-10-27 Alias added: GHSA-rcp7-xgh2-vx2w

References

  • 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
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