Medium severity · published Nov 18, 2025
CVE-2025-8084
AI Engine <= 3.1.8 - Authenticated (Editor+) Server-Side Request Forgery
6.8
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The AI Engine plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.8 via the rest_helpers_create_images function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Editor-level access and above, to make web requests to arbitrary locations originating from the web application and can be used to query and modify information from internal services. On Cloud instances, this issue allows for metadata retrieving.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 39% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AE
AI Engine – The Chatbot, AI Framework & MCP for WordPress · tigroumeow
through 3.1.8 · source: vendor
Affected product
AE
AI Engine – The Chatbot, AI Framework & MCP for WordPress
tigroumeow
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8084
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-8084
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ai-engine/tags/2.9.5/classes/rest.php#L742
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ai-engine/tags/2.9.5/classes/services/image.php#L89
www.wordfence.com
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3b497bc0-bf47-43c7-9d5f-8e130dd0bab2?source=cve
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