CVE-2026-87916 WPBot 8.4.9 - 8.5.9 - Unauthenticated Chat Visitor PII Disclosure
Unauthenticated attackers can retrieve chat visitor PII including names, emails, and phone numbers due to missing authorization checks in the WPBot plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-87916?
CVE-2026-87916 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown WPBot, published on 12 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WPBot WordPress plugin before 8.6.0 does not perform any capability or nonce check on the AJAX action that lists stored chat sessions, allowing unauthenticated attackers to retrieve the name, email address and phone number of every chat visitor by requesting a wide date range.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-87916?
How do I fix CVE-2026-87916?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-87916 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-87916 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-87916 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gpj8-3p6v-p7h3.