CVE-2026-8719
Received Received - Intake
BaseFortify

Publication date: 2026-05-17

Last updated on: 2026-05-17

Assigner: Wordfence

Description
The AI Engine – The Chatbot, AI Framework & MCP for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in version 3.4.9. This is due to missing WordPress capability enforcement in the MCP OAuth bearer-token authorization path, where any valid OAuth token causes MCP access to be granted without verifying administrator privileges. This makes it possible for authenticated (Subscriber+) attackers to invoke admin-level MCP tools and escalate privileges to Administrator.
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Published
2026-05-17
Last Modified
2026-05-17
Generated
2026-05-20
EPSS Evaluated
2026-05-19
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Currently, no data is known.
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CWE ID Description
CWE-269 The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
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