The AI Engine plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.4 via the download_image function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with editor-level access and above, to make web requests to arbitrary locations originating from the web application and can be used to query and modify information from internal services.
CVE-2024-29090 is a medium severity with CVSS 6.4 Server-Side Request Forgery issue affecting the Plugin AI Engine – The Chatbot, AI Framework & MCP for WordPress. It affects Versions up to 2.1.4 and is fixed in 2.1.5.
CVE-2024-29090 is tracked for the Plugin AI Engine – The Chatbot, AI Framework & MCP for WordPress as medium severity with CVSS 6.4. The affected range is Versions up to 2.1.4. Update AI Engine – The Chatbot, AI Framework & MCP for WordPress to 2.1.5 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-2024-29090 |
| Patched Versions |
2.1.5
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 2.1.4
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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 2.8.0 - 2.8.3 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Insufficient Authorization to Privilege Escalation via MCP
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
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