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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-12844

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

Published Nov 13, 2025 · catalog updated Apr 8, 2026 · AI Engine – The Chatbot, AI Framework & MCP for WordPress

Last checked Oct 27, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-12844. EPSS is 0.45%. Act only if a listed version of AI Engine – The Chatbot, AI Framework & MCP for WordPress is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
High7.1
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.45%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor tigroumeow AI Engine – The Chatbot, AI Framework & MCP for WordPress 0 ≤3.1.8

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

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  • vendor tigroumeow AI Engine – The Chatbot, AI Framework & MCP for WordPress 0 ≤3.1.80 ≤3.1.8

How to fix CVE-2025-12844

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-12844. EPSS is 0.45%. Act only if a listed version of AI Engine – The Chatbot, AI Framework & MCP for WordPress is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with tigroumeow AI Engine – The Chatbot, AI Framework & MCP for WordPress 0 ≤3.1.8 0 ≤3.1.8. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.45%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

WordPress security

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Nov 13, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    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 prese

  2. Apr 8, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    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 prese

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-12844

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-12844

    30-day exploitation probability 0.45%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-158262

    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

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 27, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSOct 27, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 24, 2026
  • EUVDOct 23, 2026