CVE-2026-15988CWE-352csrf

CVE-2026-15988

High · published August 1, 2026

CVSS v3.1
8.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
21.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The AI Engine – The Chatbot, AI Framework & MCP for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 3.6.5 This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the reauth_for_authorize function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create new administrator accounts with attacker-supplied credentials via a CSRF-based REST authentication bypass, granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. This bypass can be combined with WordPress's ?_method=POST method-override support to convert a top-navigation GET request into an authenticated POST to the REST users endpoint, requiring no existing account on the attacker's part.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00303 · 21.8th percentile
Weakness
CWE-352 · Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Published
2026-08-01T12:16Z
References (7)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 01 AUG 06:48Z
    AI Engine <= 3.6.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Privilege Escalation via REQUEST_URI Substring Match
    cvelistv5