CVE-2026-8719 - AI Engine 3.4.9 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation via Missing Authorization in MCP OAuth Bearer Token

CVE-2026-8719 - AI Engine 3.4.9 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation via Missing Authorization in MCP OAuth Bearer Token

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CVE ID :CVE-2026-8719
Published : May 17, 2026, 4:16 a.m. | 55 minutes ago
Description :The AI Engine – The Chatbot, AI Framework & MCP for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in version 3.4.9. This is due to missing WordPress capability enforcement in the MCP OAuth bearer-token authorization path, where any valid OAuth token causes MCP access to be granted without verifying administrator privileges. This makes it possible for authenticated (Subscriber+) attackers to invoke admin-level MCP tools and escalate privileges to Administrator.
Severity: 8.8 | HIGH
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