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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Sun, 17 May 2026 03:30:00 +0000
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| 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. | |
| Title | AI Engine 3.4.9 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation via Missing Authorization in MCP OAuth Bearer Token | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-269 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Wordfence
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Updated: 2026-05-17T02:27:02.277Z
Reserved: 2026-05-15T21:30:51.096Z
Link: CVE-2026-8719
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-05-17T04:16:42.580
Modified: 2026-05-17T04:16:42.580
Link: CVE-2026-8719
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