Path Traversal Vulnerability in AI Engine WordPress Plugin
CVE-2026-12511
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👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC
What is CVE-2026-12511?
The AI Engine WordPress plugin prior to version 3.5.5 is susceptible to a path traversal vulnerability. This issue allows authenticated users with editor-level permissions to provide malicious filenames, which the plugin fails to properly sanitize. Consequently, this could permit an attacker to write unauthorized data to arbitrary locations on the server, potentially compromising the integrity of the affected system.
Affected Version(s)
AI Engine 0 < 3.5.5
Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)
PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.