The AI Engine WordPress plugin before 3.6.4 does not verify ownership of a guest's uploaded chatbot files before deletion, authorising the action solely by a client-supplied session cookie value, so an unauthenticated attacker who obtains a victim's session identifier and file reference can delete that victim's uploaded files.
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Tue, 11 Aug 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-639
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sat, 08 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Ai Engine Project
Ai Engine Project ai Engine
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Ai Engine Project
Ai Engine Project ai Engine
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Sat, 08 Aug 2026 07:45:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-284

Sat, 08 Aug 2026 06:30:00 +0000

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Description The AI Engine WordPress plugin before 3.6.4 does not verify ownership of a guest's uploaded chatbot files before deletion, authorising the action solely by a client-supplied session cookie value, so an unauthenticated attacker who obtains a victim's session identifier and file reference can delete that victim's uploaded files.
Title AI Engine < 3.6.4 - Unauthenticated Cross-Session Chatbot File Deletion via Forgeable Session Cookie
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-11T19:39:59.256Z

Reserved: 2026-07-24T08:07:54.768Z

Link: CVE-2026-16953

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-11T19:39:43.365Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-08T07:17:11.337

Modified: 2026-08-11T20:17:31.817

Link: CVE-2026-16953

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-13T09:30:07Z

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