Vulnerability in Wpbot

CVE-2026-87959

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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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (13.9th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 14th percentile — 13.9% 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-2026-87959: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Wpbot

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-87959?
CVE-2026-87959 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wpbot, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2026-09-16.
How severe is CVE-2026-87959?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.