CVE-2025-8268 Ai Engine <= 2.9.5 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Uploaded Files Disclosure And Deletion
Unauthenticated attackers can list and delete files uploaded by other users due to missing capability checks in the AI Engine WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-8268?
CVE-2025-8268 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in tigroumeow AI Engine – The Chatbot, AI Framework & MCP for WordPress, published on 3 Sep 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-8268?
How do I fix CVE-2025-8268?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-8268 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-8268 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-8268 in the wild and no public exploit code.