CVE-2026-15988
Description
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.
AI Insight
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Affected products
1- Range: <=3.6.5
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ai-engine/tags/3.6.2/labs/mcp-oauth.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ai-engine/tags/3.6.2/labs/mcp-oauth.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ai-engine/tags/3.6.2/labs/mcp-oauth.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ai-engine/tags/3.6.2/labs/mcp-oauth.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3628188/ai-engine/trunk/labs/mcp-oauth.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changesetnvd
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/45816c45-42bc-4163-b700-a1e913f32c97nvd
News mentions
2- Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (August 3, 2026 to August 9, 2026)Wordfence Blog · Aug 14, 2026
- Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (July 27, 2026 to August 2, 2026)Wordfence Blog · Aug 8, 2026