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Medium severity · published Sep 3, 2025
CVE-2025-8268
Ai Engine <= 2.9.5 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Uploaded Files Disclosure And Deletion
6.5
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 19% 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 2.9.5 · source: vendor
Affected product
AE
AI Engine – The Chatbot, AI Framework & MCP for WordPress
tigroumeow
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8268
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-8268
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ai-engine/tags/2.9.5/classes/modules/files.php#L518
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ai-engine/tags/2.9.5/classes/modules/files.php#L645
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ai-engine/tags/2.9.5/classes/modules/files.php#L664
www.wordfence.com
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/be39e24f-d7d7-44db-9ffd-a4605de8e577?source=cve
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