AI Engine – The Chatbot, AI Framework & MCP for WordPress 3.3.3 - 3.7.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Read

6.5
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVE CVE-2026-75797
CVSS 6.5 (Medium)
Publicly Published August 27, 2026
Last Updated September 1, 2026
Researcher Jashid Sany

Description

The AI Engine – The Chatbot, AI Framework & MCP for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Read in versions 3.3.3 through 3.7.1. This is due to insufficient validation of a user supplied path. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to read arbitrary files on the server, including sensitive configuration files.

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Vulnerability Details for AI Engine – The Chatbot, AI Framework & MCP for WordPress

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug ai-engine (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 3.7.2, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • 3.3.3 - 3.7.1
Patched Version
  • 3.7.2

Recent vulnerabilities in AI Engine – The Chatbot, AI Framework & MCP for WordPress

# Title CVE ID CVSS Researchers Date
1 AI Engine <= 3.8.0 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'model_' Parameter → PHP Error-Log Injection → Advisor Indirect Prompt Injection CVE-2026-96561 7.2 whale120 September 30, 2026
2 AI Engine – The Chatbot, AI Framework & MCP for WordPress <= 3.7.8 - Unauthenticated Insecure Direct Object Reference CVE-2026-93623 5.3 foehn September 23, 2026
3 AI Engine <= 3.7.7 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Sensitive Attachment Disclosure via 'mediaId' Parameter CVE-2026-89141 6.5 Chi Trung Huynh September 14, 2026
4 AI Engine – The Chatbot, AI Framework & MCP for WordPress 3.4.0 - 3.7.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary AI Query Execution CVE-2026-75798 5.3 Abdullah Kareem August 28, 2026
5 AI Engine – The Chatbot, AI Framework & MCP for WordPress <= 3.6.0 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Privilege Escalation CVE-2026-75796 4.7 Charles Vosburgh August 24, 2026
6 AI Engine <= 3.6.5 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Read CVE-2026-16955 6.5 Revanth Hari Narayana Matte August 3, 2026
7 AI Engine <= 3.6.3 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Unauthenticated Cross-Session Chatbot File Deletion CVE-2026-16953 5.3 Revanth Hari Narayana Matte August 3, 2026
8 AI Engine <= 3.6.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Privilege Escalation via REQUEST_URI Substring Match CVE-2026-15988 8.8 UKO July 31, 2026
9 AI Engine <= 3.6.3 - Authenticated (Editor+) Information Exposure CVE-2026-16954 2.7 Revanth Hari Narayana Matte July 30, 2026
10 AI Engine – The Chatbot, AI Framework & MCP for WordPress <= 3.6.8 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVE-2026-65545 7.2 daroo July 28, 2026

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