Vulnerability · Published Sep 16, 2026 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2026-87959WPBot 8.7.2 - 8.7.5 - Subscriber+ Claude AI Settings Update
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity improper access control in WPBot from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 14% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 86.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-284 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3d42171d-6335-4bd3-bbed-fc446da3f945/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description