CVE-2026-87848
📛 CVE Title
MPCX Lightbox 1.2.2 - 1.2.5 - Unauthenticated Non-Public Post Content Disclosure
Description
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.
Overview
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Assigner (CNA)
- WPScan
- CVSS severity
- LOW
- CVSS score
- 3.7 / 10
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N- Effective score
- 3.7 / 10 LOW source: CNA overview
- CWE(s)
-
CWE-862 Missing Authorization - Reserved
- 2026-09-09
- Published
- 2026-09-23 10:11 UTC
- Last updated
- 2026-09-23 10:49 UTC
- Source
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2026/87xxx/CVE-2026-87848.json
NVD triage scoring NVD CVE 2.0
Layer NVD adds on top of the CNA's CVE record — published / last-modified timestamps, exploitability / impact subscores, and the FIRST.org EPSS probability that this CVE will be exploited in the wild in the next 30 days.
- NVD published
- 2026-09-23 11:17:15 UTC
- NVD last modified
- 2026-09-23 18:13:31 UTC
- NVD CVSS v3.1
- 3.7 / 10 LOW source: contact@wpscan.com
- NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N- Exploitability subscore
- 2.2 / 10
- Impact subscore
- 1.4 / 10
NVD-assigned CWE(s):
CWE-862
(differs from the CNA list above)
NVD / KEV / EPSS data refreshed 2026-09-24 04:33 UTC. Re-run the 🛰 Backfill from NVD button above to refresh.
European Union Vulnerability Database ENISA EUVD
ENISA's official EU repository for curated vulnerability intelligence. Carries a separate identifier (EUVD-YYYY-NNNN) and frequently exposes an earlier-published description + CVSS than NVD does.
- EUVD ID
-
EUVD-2026-85193 - Assigner
- WPScan
- Published
- Sep 23, 2026, 10:11:03 AM
- Updated
- Sep 23, 2026, 10:49:00 AM
- EUVD base score (CVSS 3.1)
-
3.7 / 10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - EUVD-reported EPSS
- 0.0000
- Vendors
- Unknown
- Products
-
MPCX Lightbox (1.2.2 ≤1.2.5)
- Aliases
-
GHSA-c9c7-pp8h-rm54
ENISA description: 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.
EUVD references (1)
Affected products (1)
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | MPCX Lightbox |
1.2.2 (affected)
|
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Vendor references (1)
References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/183ec34f-446f-481f-9019-26e005ad2cfb/ exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
Web references (0)
DuckDuckGo results ranked by threat-intel / vendor advisory domains. Generated by the 🔎 Find references (web) button above — same flow as the Remediations search.
No web references attached yet.
NVD-tagged references (1)
Reference list NVD curates from the CNA record, vendor advisories, and third-party reports. The tag chips below are NVD's analyst-assigned categories.
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/183ec34f-446f-481f-9019-26e005ad2cfb/ contact@wpscan.com
Remediations (10)
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web:blog.qualys.com
The August 2026 Microsoft Patch Tuesday release delivers security fixes for vulnerabilities affecting a wide range of Microsoft products and services.
2026-09-24 11:48 UTC -
web:msrc.microsoft.com
The Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) investigates all reports of security vulnerabilities affecting Microsoft products and services, and provides the information here as part of the ongoing effort to help you manage security risks and help keep your systems protected.
2026-09-24 11:48 UTC -
web:sec.cloudapps.cisco.com
On September 16, 2026 , the Cisco Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) published the advisories that are listed in the following tables. To remediate these vulnerabilities, Cisco strongly recommends that customers upgrade to the fixed software that is indicated in the advisories. For more information about changes in Cisco PSIRT vulnerability disclosure, see Strengthening the ...
2026-09-24 11:48 UTC -
web:senserva.com
Every Microsoft security patch (KB) and the CVEs it fixes, with severity, CVSS, and CISA KEV status. Cross-linked to the CVE reference.
2026-09-24 11:48 UTC -
web:support.sap.com
SAP security Patch Day Bulletin This post shares the information on security notes that remediate vulnerabilities discovered in SAP products. SAP strongly recommends that the customer visits the support portal and applies patches on priority to protect their SAP landscape. On 9th of June 2026 , SAP security patch day saw the release of 15 new security notes.
2026-09-24 11:48 UTC -
web:support.servicenow.com
Due to additional analysis provided by the security researcher who discovered CVE - 2026 -6876, we have upgraded the severity rating of CVE - 2026 -6876 from High to Critical. This change affects only the severity
2026-09-24 11:48 UTC -
web:windowsforum.com
Microsoft published CVE - 2026 -62878 on August 11 as a Windows DNS Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability, putting systems that run the Windows DNS Server role into the immediate patch -and-verify queue.
2026-09-24 11:48 UTC -
web:www.aikido.dev
CVE remediation is fixing known flaws in the software you run. Why upgrading often fails, what remediation actually involves, and how backporting fixes it.
2026-09-24 11:48 UTC -
web:www.computerworld.com
August's Patch Tuesday is a big one: 751 fixes, an exploited WinSock flaw and plenty of critical Windows, Office and Exchange issues.
2026-09-24 11:48 UTC -
web:www.oracle.com
This Critical Patch Update contains 1448 new security patches across the product families listed below. Please note that a My Oracle Support (MOS) note summarizing the content of this Critical Patch Update and other Oracle Software Security Assurance activities is located at July 2026 Critical Patch Update: Executive Summary and Analysis.
2026-09-24 11:48 UTC
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Raw JSON
The full cvelistV5 record. Download as CVE-2026-87848.json.
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