CVE-2026-87959

WPBot 8.7.2 - 8.7.5 - Subscriber+ Claude AI Settings Update

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

WPBot

CVSS v3.1 CNA

5.4 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

EPSS

0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 13th percentile

Published

2026-09-16

Updated

2026-09-17

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3d42171d-6335-4bd3-bbed-fc446da3f945/

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry