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AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV N L L N U L L N 5.4 .0023 12.6 —
AFFECTED Product Versions Fixed WPBot 8.7.2 – —
TIMELINE Sep 9 Reserved by WPScan Sep 16 Published (CNA: WPScan) Sep 17 EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-87959 (Unknown WPBot). Public exploit reference added.
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.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| September 9, 2026 | Reserved | Reserved by WPScan |
| September 16, 2026 | Published | Published (CNA: WPScan) |
| September 17, 2026 | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-87959 (Unknown WPBot). Public exploit reference added. |
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | WPBot | — | 8.7.2 | — |
Authoritative record: CVE-2026-87959 at cve.org
Weaknesses: CWE-284
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