# CVE-2024-0699: AI Engine <= 2.1.4 - Authenticated(Editor+) Arbitrary File Upload via add_image_from_url

> Authenticated attackers with Editor access can upload arbitrary files via the add_image_from_url function, potentially leading to remote code execution.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7m74-4w6g-p6gf

## What is CVE-2024-0699?

CVE-2024-0699 is a medium-severity vulnerability in tigroumeow AI Engine – The Chatbot, AI Framework & MCP for WordPress, published on 5 Feb 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The AI Engine: Chatbots, Generators, Assistants, GPT 4 and more! plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the 'add_image_from_url' function in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Editor access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible. CVE-2024-29100 is likely a duplicate of this issue.

Weakness: CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-0699?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Meowapps Ai Engine.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-0699?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-0699 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-0699 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-0699 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in tigroumeow AI Engine – The Chatbot, AI Framework & MCP for WordPress

- [CVE-2023-51409](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-51409/): WordPress AI Engine plugin <= 1.9.98 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2024-34440](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-34440/): WordPress AI Engine plugin <= 2.2.63 - Auth. Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2024-29100](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-29100/): WordPress AI Engine plugin <= 2.1.4 - Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2025-5071](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-5071/): AI Engine 2.8.0 - 2.8.3 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Insufficient Authorization to Privilege Escalation via MCP (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2025-6238](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-6238/): AI Engine 2.8.4 - Insecure OAuth Implementation (high 8.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-0699 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-0699 is a medium-severity vulnerability in tigroumeow AI Engine – The Chatbot, AI Framework & MCP for WordPress, published on 5 Feb 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-0699 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: tigroumeow AI Engine – The Chatbot, AI Framework & MCP for WordPress. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0699/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0699/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-0699
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-0699
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-0699

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