CVE-2026-16954 (GCVE-0-2026-16954)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-06 06:00 – Updated: 2026-08-06 14:27
VLAI
Title
AI Engine < 3.6.4 - Editor+ Sensitive Information Disclosure of API Key and Bearer Tokens
Summary
The AI Engine WordPress plugin before 3.6.4 does not redact secret configuration values before exposing them in an admin page's inline script data, allowing users with the Editor role to read the site's stored third-party API key and authentication tokens in cleartext, despite those secrets being restricted to administrators everywhere else.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/badce355-e6ce-4d… exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Unknown AI Engine Affected: 0 , < 3.6.4 (semver)
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Credits
Revanth Hari Narayana Matte WPScan
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