The AI Engine WordPress plugin before 3.7.9 does not check that the item passed to one of its media actions belongs to the requesting user before converting it to an attachment and permanently deleting it, allowing users with the Editor role and above to delete arbitrary posts of any type, including content they cannot otherwise delete such as navigation menus, block templates and global styles.
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Tue, 20 Oct 2026 16:45:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-284 |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-862 | |
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| Description | The AI Engine WordPress plugin before 3.7.9 does not check that the item passed to one of its media actions belongs to the requesting user before converting it to an attachment and permanently deleting it, allowing users with the Editor role and above to delete arbitrary posts of any type, including content they cannot otherwise delete such as navigation menus, block templates and global styles. | |
| Title | AI Engine < 3.7.9 - Editor+ Arbitrary Post Deletion via reject_media | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: 2026-10-18T06:00:16.527Z
Updated: 2026-10-18T11:12:30.129Z
Reserved: 2026-10-15T10:38:08.832Z
Link: CVE-2026-110976
Updated: 2026-10-18T10:56:02.851Z
Status : Deferred
Published: 2026-10-18T07:16:52.713
Modified: 2026-10-19T21:04:50.950
Link: CVE-2026-110976
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