CVE-2025-8268 - CVE House

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Status published Medium CVE-2025-8268

Ai Engine <= 2.9.5 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Uploaded Files Disclosure And Deletion

6.5 CVSS

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

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References

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Affected Vendor

tigroumeow

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Affected Software

AI Engine – The Chatbot, AI Framework & MCP for WordPress

Vulnerable Versions:

0

Timeline

Official Publish: September 3rd, 2025

Last Modified: April 8th, 2026

Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application

T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Privilege Escalation

T1078 Valid Accounts

T1531 Account Access Removal