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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| tigroumeow | AI Engine – MCP Server & AI Chatbot for WordPress, with Claude, ChatGPT & Gemini | ≤ 3.8.4 | — |
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d4f8607c-711e-4d0e-8379-49346033a837?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ai-engine/tags/3.8.3/classes/modules/files.php#L470
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ai-engine/tags/3.8.3/classes/modules/files.php#L62
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ai-engine/tags/3.8.3/classes/modules/files.php#L1071
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ai-engine/tags/3.8.3/classes/api.php#L689
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ai-engine/tags/3.8.3/classes/api.php#L1040
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Fai-engine%2Ftags%2F3.8.4%2Fclasses%2Fmodules%2Ffiles.php&new_path=%2Fai-engine%2Ftags%2F3.8.5%2Fclasses%2Fmodules%2Ffiles.php