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AI Engine 2.8.0 - 2.8.3 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Insufficient Authorization to Privilege Escalation via MCP

CVE-2025-5071 · ai-engine

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Vulnerability: AI Engine 2.8.0 - 2.8.3 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Insufficient Authorization to Privilege Escalation via MCP
Affected software: ai-engine(Plugin)
Affected versions: ≥ 2.8.0 and ≤ 2.8.3
Authentication: Authenticated (see advisory title)
Vulnerability type: Privilege escalation
CVE: CVE-2025-5071
Published: 18 June 2025
CISA KEV: Not listed in CISA KEV at last catalog refresh
Impact: May allow a lower-privilege user to perform actions reserved for administrators.
Source: Data imported from Wordfence Intelligence (advisory 0e7654a1-0020-4bf1-86be-bdb238a9fe0d). Methodology and redistribution notes

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