MPCX Lightbox Plugin up to 1.2.5 on WordPress authorization

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4.5$0-$5k0.71+

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in MPCX Lightbox Plugin up to 1.2.5. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation leads to authorization. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-87848. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MPCX Lightbox Plugin up to 1.2.5 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. 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 confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The MPCX Lightbox WordPress plugin 1.2.2 through 1.2.5 does not have any authorisation or authentication on one of its AJAX actions available to unauthenticated users, nor does it check the status of the requested post, allowing unauthenticated visitors to retrieve the title, content or excerpt of arbitrary posts, including private, draft, pending, trashed and password-protected ones.

It is possible to read the advisory at wpscan.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-87848 since 09/09/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/23/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.5

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 3.7
CNA Vector (WPScan): 🔒

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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

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍

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Timelineinfo

09/09/2026 CVE reserved
09/23/2026 +14 days Advisory disclosed
09/23/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/23/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-87848 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-87848
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-408911

Entryinfo

Created: 09/23/2026 12:35
Changes: 09/23/2026 12:35 (61)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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