WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
AI Engine < 3.7.9 - Editor+ Arbitrary Post Deletion via reject_media
Description
The plugin does not check that the item passed to one of its media actions belongs to the requesting user before converting it to an attachment and permanently deleting it, allowing users with the Editor role and above to delete arbitrary posts of any type, including content they cannot otherwise delete such as navigation menus, block templates and global styles.
Proof of Concept
Affects Plugins
References
CVE
Classification
Type
NO AUTHORISATION
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Karthik Ramakrishnan
Submitter
Karthik Ramakrishnan
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2026-10-16 (about 2 days ago)
Added
2026-10-16 (about 1 day ago)
Last Updated
2026-10-16 (about 1 day ago)