AI Engine Plugin up to 2.9.4 on WordPress simpleTranscribeAudio/get_audio path traversal
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Summary
A vulnerability was found in AI Engine Plugin up to 2.9.4 on WordPress. It has been declared as critical. The impacted element is the function simpleTranscribeAudio/get_audio. Such manipulation leads to path traversal.
This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2025-7780. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.
Details
A vulnerability was found in AI Engine Plugin up to 2.9.4 on WordPress. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function simpleTranscribeAudio/get_audio. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality.
The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-7780. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-22507). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.
Product
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Version
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2
VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.2
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Exploiting
Class: Path traversalCWE: CWE-22
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
07/23/2025 Advisory disclosed07/23/2025 VulDB entry created
07/24/2025 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Advisory: wordfence.comStatus: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2025-7780 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-7780
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-317456
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Entry
Created: 07/23/2025 22:46Updated: 07/24/2025 15:03
Changes: 07/23/2025 22:46 (51), 07/24/2025 15:03 (1)
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