WPBot Plugin up to 8.1.x on WordPress Settings authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in WPBot Plugin up to 8.1.x. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component Settings Handler. The manipulation leads to authorization. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-14185. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in WPBot Plugin up to 8.1.x. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Settings Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The WPBot WordPress plugin before 8.2.0 does not perform a capability or nonce check in one of its retrieval-augmented-generation settings handlers, allowing authenticated users with subscriber-level access to modify the WPBot WordPress plugin before 8.2.0's configuration.

It is possible to read the advisory at wpscan.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-14185 since 06/30/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 8.2.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-46157). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.4

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-862 / CWE-863 / CWE-285
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ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Upgrade: WPBot Plugin 8.2.0

Timelineinfo

06/30/2026 CVE reserved
07/21/2026 +21 days Advisory disclosed
07/21/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/21/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-14185 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-14185
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-380819
EUVD: 🔒

Entryinfo

Created: 07/21/2026 08:57
Updated: 07/21/2026 11:17
Changes: 07/21/2026 08:57 (54), 07/21/2026 11:17 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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