Vulnerability · Published Sep 3, 2025 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2025-8268Ai Engine <= 2.9.5 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Uploaded Files Disclosure And Deletion
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization in AI Engine – The Chatbot, AI Framework & MCP for WordPress from tigroumeow. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 21% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| tigroumeow | AI Engine – The Chatbot, AI Framework & MCP for WordPress | 0 – through 2.9.5 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- 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