The AI Engine WordPress plugin before 3.5.5 does not sanitize a user-supplied filename before using it to write a downloaded file, allowing authenticated users with editor-level access to write attacker-controlled bytes to an arbitrary location on the server via path traversal.

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Tue, 14 Jul 2026 06:15:00 +0000

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Description The AI Engine WordPress plugin before 3.5.5 does not sanitize a user-supplied filename before using it to write a downloaded file, allowing authenticated users with editor-level access to write attacker-controlled bytes to an arbitrary location on the server via path traversal.
Title AI Engine < 3.5.5 - Editor+ Arbitrary File Write via Path Traversal
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

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Updated: 2026-07-14T06:00:02.489Z

Reserved: 2026-06-17T11:39:11.317Z

Link: CVE-2026-12511

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