CVE-2026-87959
Received
Received - Intake
Privilege Escalation in WPBot WordPress Plugin
Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-87959, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.
Publication date: 2026-09-16
Last updated on: 2026-09-16
Assigner: WPScan
Description
Description
The WPBot WordPress plugin before 8.7.6 does not perform a capability check on the AJAX action that saves its Claude AI provider settings, allowing users with subscriber-level access to overwrite those settings, including the API key used for the WPBot WordPress plugin before 8.7.6's outgoing AI requests.
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Meta Information
Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| wpbot | wpbot | From 8.7.2 (inc) to 8.7.5 (inc) |
| wpbot | wpbot | 8.7.6 |
Helpful Resources
Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-UNKNOWN |
