CVE-2025-12844 json
AI Engine <= 3.1.8 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) PHP Object Injection via PHAR Deserialization
published 2025-11-13 11 mo ago modified 2026-10-07 32 d ago also EUVD-2025-158262
- cvss
- 7.1
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 39%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- meowapps ai_engine 3.1.9
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 11 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 39% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- tigroumeow AI Engine – The Chatbot, AI Framework & MCP for WordPress
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data
- Technology feeds
References
- wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c39c1b72-e3e0-44fb-8fb8-602cb0aa61e3?source=cve
- github.com /jordymeow/ai-engine/blob/main/classes/modules/files.php#L237
- github.com /jordymeow/ai-engine/blob/main/classes/api.php#L799
- github.com /jordymeow/ai-engine/blob/main/classes/services/image.php#L43
- github.com /jordymeow/ai-engine/blob/main/classes/engines/chatml.php#L960-L967
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /changeset/3392052/
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-12844
- NVD CVE-2025-12844
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CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.