CVE-2025-12844
AI Engine <= 3.1.8 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) PHP Object Injection via PHAR Deserialization
Description
The AI Engine plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection via PHAR Deserialization in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.8 via deserialization of untrusted input in the 'rest_simpleTranscribeAudio' and 'rest_simpleVisionQuery' functions. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to inject a PHP Object. No known POP chain is present in the vulnerable software, which means this vulnerability has no impact unless another plugin or theme containing a POP chain is installed on the site. If a POP chain is present via an additional plugin or theme installed on the target system, it may allow the attacker to perform actions like delete arbitrary files, retrieve sensitive data, or execute code depending on the POP chain present.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 13, 2025, 8:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 13, 2025, 8:15 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | MITRE-CVE |
Solution
- Update the AI Engine plugin to version 3.1.9.
- Remove any plugins with POP chains.
- Sanitize all user-provided input.
- Avoid deserializing untrusted data.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Nov. 13, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description The AI Engine plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection via PHAR Deserialization in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.8 via deserialization of untrusted input in the 'rest_simpleTranscribeAudio' and 'rest_simpleVisionQuery' functions. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to inject a PHP Object. No known POP chain is present in the vulnerable software, which means this vulnerability has no impact unless another plugin or theme containing a POP chain is installed on the site. If a POP chain is present via an additional plugin or theme installed on the target system, it may allow the attacker to perform actions like delete arbitrary files, retrieve sensitive data, or execute code depending on the POP chain present. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE CWE-502 Added Reference https://github.com/jordymeow/ai-engine/blob/main/classes/api.php#L799 Added Reference https://github.com/jordymeow/ai-engine/blob/main/classes/engines/chatml.php#L960-L967 Added Reference https://github.com/jordymeow/ai-engine/blob/main/classes/modules/files.php#L237 Added Reference https://github.com/jordymeow/ai-engine/blob/main/classes/services/image.php#L43 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3392052/ Added Reference https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c39c1b72-e3e0-44fb-8fb8-602cb0aa61e3?source=cve