CVE-2024-0699: The AI Engine: Chatbots, Generators, Assistants, GPT 4 and more! plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the 'add_image_from_url' function i

medium Affects ai-engine (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2024-02-05; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The AI Engine: Chatbots, Generators, Assistants, GPT 4 and more! plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the 'add_image_from_url' function i

Package: ai-engine (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <=2.1.4
Fixed in: no fix recorded
Severity: medium CVSS 6.6
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (68.4th percentile)
Published: 2024-02-05
Source: nvd

References

CWE-434

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