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.
Published: 2026-10-21
Score: 4.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Wed, 21 Oct 2026 11:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-862
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}

ssvc

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


Wed, 21 Oct 2026 06:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title AI Engine < 3.8.6 - Editor+ Arbitrary Post Title and Excerpt Update via update_post_title and update_post_excerpt
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-21T10:35:04.051Z

Reserved: 2026-10-15T11:26:19.639Z

Link: CVE-2026-110982

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-21T10:19:09.187Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-21T06:16:48.030

Modified: 2026-10-21T11:17:05.070

Link: CVE-2026-110982

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-21T12:00:07Z

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