Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain low-privileged WordPress account
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ExploitSend request to unprotected AI Engine action
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ExecutionMissing authorization check bypassed
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ImpactPerform unauthorized action (limited integrity impact)
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization checks on every request
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires an existing authenticated account on the target WordPress site (PR:L), so an attacker needs at least low-privilege access such as a registered subscriber on a site that permits self-registration; the flaw is otherwise remote (AV:N), low-complexity (AC:L), and needs no user interaction (UI:N). The affected software is the Meow Apps AI Engine plugin for WordPress at versions from n/a through 3.8.6. The specific feature, endpoint, or configuration that lacks the authorization check is not described in the available sources, so the exact action an attacker can perform is unconfirmed; the main limiting factor is the required authenticated low-privilege account, and impact is bounded to limited integrity modification (no confidentiality or availability effect). |
| Impact | This is a moderate-severity, low-priority issue rather than an emergency. The supplied CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N, base 4.3) describes a network-reachable, low-complexity flaw that nonetheless requires PR:L - an authenticated, low-privileged account (e.g., a subscriber-level WordPress user) - and yields only limited integrity impact with no confidentiality or availability loss. The vuln.today decision label is 'this_month', not act_now/emergency, consistent with the modest CVSS and the absence of stronger exploitation signals. No EPSS score was provided, the CVE is not listed in CISA KEV, and no confirmed public exploit code is present - only a Patchstack vulnerability-database advisory reference. The signals are internally consistent (low score, authenticated access requirement, missing-authorization class, no active-exploitation evidence), so this reads as a genuine but low-urgency broken-access-control bug rather than a high-CVSS/low-real-risk mismatch. Key limitation: the advisory does not specify the exact affected endpoint or action, so the precise integrity impact is inferred from the CVSS vector rather than confirmed from a mechanism description. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A user who already holds a low-privileged authenticated account on a WordPress site running AI Engine (versions up to and including 3.8.6) sends a request to a plugin function that fails to verify the caller's authorization level, performing an action or modifying data they should not be permitted to. No user interaction is needed and the attack is remote over the network, but a valid low-level account is required. No verified working exploit code is identified; only a Patchstack advisory reference exists. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 26, 2026
Missing authorization in the Meow Apps AI Engine plugin for WordPress (versions from n/a through 3.8.6) lets an authenticated low-privilege user - for example a subscriber on a site that allows self-registration - perform actions that should require higher capabilities, with impact limited to integrity modification. The flaw is remotely reachable and low-complexity (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N, 4.3) but requires an existing account, and there is no confidentiality or availability effect. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis; the issue is tracked for remediation this month rather than as an emergency.
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patch or fixed version is identified in the available advisory data at time of analysis, so confirm the current release status on the Patchstack advisory (https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/ai-engine/vulnerability/wordpress-ai-engine-plugin-3-8-6-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve) and on the plugin's WordPress.org listing before upgrading, and apply the first release published after 3.8.6 once it exists. Because exploitation requires an authenticated low-privilege account, the practical compensating controls are to disable open self-registration on sites running the plugin and to audit existing accounts with subscriber-level or other minimal roles, removing any that are not needed; the trade-off is reduced self-service onboarding for legitimate users. Note that the advisory does not document a configuration toggle or feature switch that removes exposure, and no mitigation beyond updating the plugin is described in the available sources.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
AI Engine is a Meow Apps plugin that adds AI/LLM features to WordPress sites, and the affected code is exposed through the WordPress plugin surface (REST routes and/or admin-ajax handlers) where capability checks must be enforced server-side. The root cause class is CWE-862 Missing Authorization: a function or route is reachable by a request that carries a valid low-privilege session but does not verify that the caller holds the capability the action requires. CPE data identifies the affected package as cpe:2.3:a:meow_apps:ai_engine, covering all versions up to and including 3.8.6. The specific endpoint, parameter set, or configuration that omits the authorization check is not described in the available sources, so the precise action an attacker can carry out beyond a bounded integrity change is unconfirmed; the assessed CVSS vector confirms remote reachability, low attack complexity, no user interaction, and a privilege requirement of a low-privileged authenticated account.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Remote and low-complexity but needs an authenticated low-privilege account (PR:L); missing authorization yields limited integrity impact only, with no confidentiality or availability effect.
Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).
CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack
DescriptionCVE.org
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Meow Apps AI Engine ai-engine allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects AI Engine: from n/a through 3.8.6.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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Attack Technique
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