---
id: CVE-2026-87959
title: >-
  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 us…
summary: >-
  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 us…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.4
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-284
product: WPBot
affected:
  - WPBot >= 8.7.2 < 8.7.6
published: '2026-09-16'
updated: '2026-09-17'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-17T13:16:57.220'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-87959'
references:
  - url: 'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3d42171d-6335-4bd3-bbed-fc446da3f945/'
    label: contact@wpscan.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-17T12:14:56.232895Z'
epss: 0.0023
epssPercentile: 0.12368
ingestedAt: '2026-09-16T06:51:06.256Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.