Description
The AI Engine – The Chatbot, AI Framework & MCP for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to limited media file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the upload_file function in all versions up to, and including, 3.8.4 This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary media files on the server. This requires the administrator to have enabled the Public API option, and exploitation depends on the hourly cleanup_files task running after the malicious upload.
References7
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ai-engine/tags/3.8.3/classes…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ai-engine/tags/3.8.3/classes…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ai-engine/tags/3.8.3/classes…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ai-engine/tags/3.8.3/classes…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ai-engine/tags/3.8.3/classes…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Fai-engine%2Fta…
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d4f8607c-711e…
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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4.2
MEDIUM
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 25 · as of 2 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-22
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