Description
The AI Engine WordPress plugin before 3.7.9 does not verify that the user performing certain AI media management actions owns or is otherwise allowed to edit the targeted object, allowing users with the Editor role or above to modify, or change the type of, arbitrary posts on the site, including content they are not permitted to edit.
Published: 2026-10-18
Score: 4.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-284

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 12:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-862
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sun, 18 Oct 2026 07:45:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-284

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 06:30:00 +0000

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Description The AI Engine WordPress plugin before 3.7.9 does not verify that the user performing certain AI media management actions owns or is otherwise allowed to edit the targeted object, allowing users with the Editor role or above to modify, or change the type of, arbitrary posts on the site, including content they are not permitted to edit.
Title AI Engine < 3.7.9 - Editor+ Arbitrary Post Modification via update_media_metadata and approve_media
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-18T11:12:29.843Z

Reserved: 2026-10-15T12:35:49.233Z

Link: CVE-2026-111041

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-18T10:55:27.526Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-18T07:16:52.920

Modified: 2026-10-18T12:17:09.447

Link: CVE-2026-111041

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-18T15:00:11Z

Weaknesses