The AI Engine plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data and loss of data due to a missing capability check on the 'Meow_MWAI_Labs_MCP::can_access_mcp' function in versions 2.8.0 to 2.8.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to have full access to the MCP and run various commands like 'wp_create_user', 'wp_update_user' and 'wp_update_option', which can be used for privilege escalation, and 'wp_update_post', 'wp_delete_post', 'wp_update_comment' and 'wp_delete_comment', which can be used to edit and delete posts and comments.
CVE-2025-5071 is a high severity with CVSS 8.8 Privilege Escalation issue affecting the Plugin AI Engine – The Chatbot, AI Framework & MCP for WordPress. It affects 2.8.0 through 2.8.3 and is fixed in 2.8.4.
CVE-2025-5071 is tracked for the Plugin AI Engine – The Chatbot, AI Framework & MCP for WordPress as high severity with CVSS 8.8. The affected range is 2.8.0 through 2.8.3. Update AI Engine – The Chatbot, AI Framework & MCP for WordPress to 2.8.4 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Plugin |
|---|---|
| Software Slug |
ai-engine
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2025-5071 |
| Patched Versions |
2.8.4
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| Affected Versions |
2.8.0 through 2.8.3
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These internal links group the same WordPress plugin by CVE, issue type, severity, and patch status so operators and search engines can connect the full vulnerability cluster.
AI Engine <= 3.1.3 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure to Privilege Escalation
AI Engine: ChatGPT Chatbot <= 1.9.98 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload via rest_upload
AI Engine: ChatGPT Chatbot <= 2.2.63 - Authenticated (Editor+) Arbitrary File Upload
AI Engine 2.9.3 - 2.9.4 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload
AI Engine 2.8.4 - Insecure OAuth Implementation
AI Engine – The Chatbot, AI Framework & MCP for WordPress <= 3.3.2 - Authenticated (Editor+) Arbitrary File Upload
AI Engine <= 3.3.2 - Authenticated (Editor+) Arbitrary File Upload via 'filename' Parameter in update_media_metadata Endpoint
AI Engine <= 2.5.0 - Authenticated (Admin+) Remote Code Execution
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