CVE-2026-110976: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in AI Engine
Description
The AI Engine WordPress plugin before 3.7.9 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.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.9medium
Affected software
AI Engine
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-110976 is a missing authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) in the AI Engine WordPress plugin prior to version 3.7.9. The plugin fails to check ownership of media items passed to certain media actions before converting them to attachments and deleting them. This allows users with Editor or higher roles to delete arbitrary posts, including restricted content types like navigation menus, block templates, and global styles, which they normally cannot delete.
Potential Impact
Users with Editor role or higher can delete arbitrary posts and content types they are not normally authorized to remove. This can lead to unauthorized content deletion, potentially disrupting website functionality and content integrity.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade the AI Engine WordPress plugin to version 3.7.9 or later, where this authorization check issue has been fixed. No other mitigation is indicated.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-10-15T10:38:08.832Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6ad4684e2cdf04f656428a16
Added to database: 10/18/2026, 06:33:50 UTC
Last enriched: 10/18/2026, 06:53:06 UTC
Last updated: 10/18/2026, 19:55:40 UTC
Views: 13
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