---
id: "CVE-2026-65566"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-65566"]
title: "AI Engine WordPress plugin: CSRF flaw lets attackers act as admins"
severity: "high"
cvss: 8.8
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: [{"name": "ai-engine", "fixed": [], "affected": "<= 3.8.8", "ecosystem": "wordpress"}]
ecosystems: []
tags: ["ai-engine", "csrf", "package", "self-hosted", "wordpress"]
not_affected_if: ["plugin-deactivated", "plugin-not-installed", "plugin-updated"]
published_at: "2026-10-30T17:17:27+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-30T17:31:39+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-30T17:32:50+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-65566", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-30T17:31:39+00:00"}, {"source": "analyst", "url": null, "first_seen_at": "2026-10-30T17:32:50+00:00"}]
---

# AI Engine WordPress plugin: CSRF flaw lets attackers act as admins

AI Engine, a WordPress plugin by Meow Apps, has a cross-site request forgery flaw affecting versions through 3.8.8. A logged-in site administrator who opens a malicious page could be tricked into making changes to the site without knowing.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Affected

- wordpress:ai-engine affected <= 3.8.8 fixed ?

## How to check

- Run `wp plugin get ai-engine --field=version`, or see Plugins in wp-admin.
- Any version up to and including 3.8.8 is affected. 3.8.8 is the latest release listed, so updating does not help yet.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-30T17:31:39+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-65566
- 2026-10-30T17:32:50+00:00 analyst — Patchstack CNA: CSRF (CWE-352) in AI Engine <= 3.8.8, CVSS 8.8, credited to AndrewN. Patchstack and wordpress.org list 3.8.8 as the latest version and no fixed release is reported, so fix is none/unknown. The exact CSRF action is not public. No exploitation or PoC found. Nothing marked verified: the sources are Patchstack's database page and the wordpress.org listing, not a vendor advisory. Check for a release newer than 3.8.8 later.

## Documents

- [advisory] Patchstack: AI Engine vulnerability history (CSRF <= 3.8.8, latest version 3.8.8) https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/ai-engine/vulnerabilities
- [describes] AI Engine plugin page, wordpress.org https://wordpress.org/plugins/ai-engine/

## From the sources

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Meow Apps AI Engine ai-engine allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects AI Engine: from n/a through 3.8.8.

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