CVE-2025-5071
Description
The AI Engine plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data and loss of data due to a missing capability check on the 'Meow_MWAI_Labs_MCP::can_access_mcp' function in versions 2.8.0 to 2.8.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to have full access to the MCP and run various commands like 'wp_create_user', 'wp_update_user' and 'wp_update_option', which can be used for privilege escalation, and 'wp_update_post', 'wp_delete_post', 'wp_update_comment' and 'wp_delete_comment', which can be used to edit and delete posts and comments.
Affected WordPress components
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AI Engine – The Chatbot, AI Framework & MCP for WordPress Plugin · ai-engineFrom 2.8.0 (including) to 2.8.3 (including)View on WordPress.org
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AI Engine Theme · ai-engineFrom 2.8.0 (including) to 2.8.3 (including)View on WordPress.org
A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.
Affected products and versions
- tigroumeow AI Engine — From 2.8.0 (including) to 2.8.3 (including)
- meowapps ai_engine — From 2.8.0 (including) to 2.8.4 (excluding)
References
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ai-engine/tags/2.8.1/labs/mcp.php#L43 Product
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3313554/ai-engine#file21 Patch
- www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0e7654a1-0020-4bf1-86be-bdb238a9fe0d?source=cve Third Party Advisory
- nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record