CVE-2026-110982: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in AI Engine
Description
The AI Engine WordPress plugin before 3.8.6 does not check that the caller is allowed to edit the targeted object before updating its title and excerpt, allowing users with the Editor role and above to modify arbitrary posts of any type, including content they cannot otherwise edit such as navigation menus, block templates, global styles and WooCommerce coupons.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.9medium
Affected software
AI Engine
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-110982 is a missing authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) in the AI Engine WordPress plugin versions prior to 3.8.6. The plugin fails to verify that the caller has permission to edit the targeted object before allowing updates to its title and excerpt. This enables users with Editor-level privileges or higher to modify arbitrary posts of any type, including those they are not normally authorized to edit, such as navigation menus, block templates, global styles, and WooCommerce coupons.
Potential Impact
Users with the Editor role or higher can modify content they should not have access to, potentially leading to unauthorized changes in site navigation, templates, styles, and e-commerce coupons. This could affect site integrity and business operations by allowing unauthorized content manipulation.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade the AI Engine plugin to version 3.8.6 or later, where this authorization check issue has been fixed. No other mitigation is indicated as the vendor advisory confirms the fix in 3.8.6.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-10-15T11:26:19.639Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6ad855dc2cdf04f656afec23
Added to database: 10/21/2026, 06:04:12 UTC
Last enriched: 10/21/2026, 06:33:55 UTC
Last updated: 10/21/2026, 13:40:20 UTC
Views: 5
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