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.
Published: 2026-10-28
Score: 4.2 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Wed, 28 Oct 2026 02:45:00 +0000

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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.
Title AI Engine <= 3.8.4 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Limited Media File Deletion via 'metadata' Parameter
Weaknesses CWE-22
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-28T02:29:59.766Z

Reserved: 2026-10-08T18:25:22.422Z

Link: CVE-2026-107745

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-28T03:17:09.037

Modified: 2026-10-28T13:46:33.207

Link: CVE-2026-107745

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Updated: 2026-10-28T03:30:15Z

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