AI Engine Plugin up to 2.9.5 on WordPress rest_list/delete_files authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in AI Engine Plugin up to 2.9.5 on WordPress. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects the function rest_list/delete_files. The manipulation results in authorization. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2025-8268. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in AI Engine Plugin up to 2.9.5 on WordPress. It has been classified as critical. Affected is the function rest_list/delete_files. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is available at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-8268. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/04/2025).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-862 / CWE-863 / CWE-285
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/03/2025 Advisory disclosed
09/03/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/04/2025 +1 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-8268 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-8268
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-322314

Entryinfo

Created: 09/03/2025 11:06
Updated: 09/04/2025 06:14
Changes: 09/03/2025 11:06 (50), 09/04/2025 06:14 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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