Auth bypass in Mpcx Lightbox

CVE-2026-87848

The MPCX Lightbox WordPress plugin 1.2.2 through 1.2.5 does not have any authorisation or authentication on one of its AJAX actions available to unauthenticated users, nor does it check the status of the requested post, allowing unauthenticated visitors to retrieve the title, content or excerpt of arbitrary posts, including private, draft, pending, trashed and password-protected ones.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (24.4th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 24th percentile — 24.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-87848: held from 0.002 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.001

Affected products

  • Mpcx Lightbox

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-87848?
CVE-2026-87848 is a low-severity vulnerability in Mpcx Lightbox, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2026-09-23.
How severe is CVE-2026-87848?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.