Description
The WPBot WordPress plugin before 8.5.7 does not perform any authorization or nonce check on several AJAX actions that relay prompts to its configured AI providers, allowing unauthenticated attackers to make those third-party API calls, and consume the associated cost, using the site's own configured API keys.
Published: 2026-09-12
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Sat, 12 Sep 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-284

Sat, 12 Sep 2026 06:15:00 +0000

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Description The WPBot WordPress plugin before 8.5.7 does not perform any authorization or nonce check on several AJAX actions that relay prompts to its configured AI providers, allowing unauthenticated attackers to make those third-party API calls, and consume the associated cost, using the site's own configured API keys.
Title WPBot < 8.5.7 - Unauthenticated AI Provider API Abuse via Multiple AJAX Actions
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-12T15:28:19.145Z

Reserved: 2026-09-09T15:57:18.363Z

Link: CVE-2026-87918

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-12T15:14:33.227Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-12T06:16:28.430

Modified: 2026-09-12T16:16:43.610

Link: CVE-2026-87918

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-12T09:15:12Z

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