AI Engine: A security weakness
AI Engine is affected by a security weakness. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.
- Component
- AI Engine
- Plugin slug
ai-engine- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Sep 03, 2025
- Weakness
- CWE-862 — Missing Authorization
This CVE was published Sep 03, 2025 and is one of 26 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update AI Engine to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical 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.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N