CVE-2025-8268: tigroumeow ai engine – the chatbot, ai framework & mcp for wordpress Missing Authorization
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2025-8268 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Missing Authorization vulnerability in tigroumeow ai engine – the chatbot, ai framework & mcp for wordpress. EPSS estimates a 0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 18% of scored vulnerabilities. Fixed in 2.9.6.
Timeline
- 03-09-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 08-04-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- NVDNIST6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- wordfenceSource6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.27%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
18%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.27% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Tigroumeow1 product
Wordpress1 product
- ai-engine≤ 2.9.5 (fixed in 2.9.6)
2 vendors · 2 products