CVE-2026-87959WPBot 8.7.2 - 8.7.5 - Subscriber+ Claude AI Settings Update
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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.
- CVSS
- 5.4 MEDIUM (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-284
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- WPScan
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Sep 17, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Unknown WPBot unknown:wpbot (from the name) | from 8.7.2 before 8.7.6 | CNA record |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3d42171d-6335-4bd3-bbed-fc446da3f945/exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description
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