CVE-2026-15610: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in quantumcloud WPBot – AI ChatBot for Live Support, Lead Generation, AI Services
The WPBot – AI ChatBot for Live Support, Lead Generation, AI Services WordPress plugin contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in all versions up to and including 8.5.6. This flaw allows authenticated users with subscriber-level access or higher to perform actions without proper authorization checks. Specifically, attackers can trigger arbitrary re-embedding of stored RAG documents, leading to modification of the rag_documents database table and unauthorized consumption of the site owner's paid third-party AI API credits. The vulnerability has a medium severity rating with a CVSS score of 4.3.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-15610 is an authorization bypass vulnerability (CWE-862) in the WPBot plugin for WordPress by quantumcloud. The plugin fails to properly verify user authorization for certain actions, enabling authenticated users with subscriber-level privileges or above to manipulate stored RAG documents. This manipulation can modify the rag_documents table and cause unauthorized use of paid AI API credits from services such as OpenAI, Gemini, OpenRouter, or xAI. The vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 8.5.6. No official patch or remediation guidance has been provided as of the publication date.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows authenticated users with low-level privileges (subscriber and above) to bypass authorization controls and modify stored RAG documents. This can lead to unauthorized modification of database content and consumption of the site owner's paid AI API credits, potentially resulting in financial loss. There is no indication of direct data confidentiality or availability impact beyond the unauthorized modification and resource consumption.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict subscriber-level user access where possible and monitor usage of AI API credits to detect unusual consumption patterns. Avoid granting unnecessary privileges to authenticated users. Follow updates from the vendor quantumcloud for any forthcoming patches or official mitigations.
CVE-2026-15610: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in quantumcloud WPBot – AI ChatBot for Live Support, Lead Generation, AI Services
Description
The WPBot – AI ChatBot for Live Support, Lead Generation, AI Services WordPress plugin contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in all versions up to and including 8.5.6. This flaw allows authenticated users with subscriber-level access or higher to perform actions without proper authorization checks. Specifically, attackers can trigger arbitrary re-embedding of stored RAG documents, leading to modification of the rag_documents database table and unauthorized consumption of the site owner's paid third-party AI API credits. The vulnerability has a medium severity rating with a CVSS score of 4.3.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.3medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-15610 is an authorization bypass vulnerability (CWE-862) in the WPBot plugin for WordPress by quantumcloud. The plugin fails to properly verify user authorization for certain actions, enabling authenticated users with subscriber-level privileges or above to manipulate stored RAG documents. This manipulation can modify the rag_documents table and cause unauthorized use of paid AI API credits from services such as OpenAI, Gemini, OpenRouter, or xAI. The vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 8.5.6. No official patch or remediation guidance has been provided as of the publication date.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows authenticated users with low-level privileges (subscriber and above) to bypass authorization controls and modify stored RAG documents. This can lead to unauthorized modification of database content and consumption of the site owner's paid AI API credits, potentially resulting in financial loss. There is no indication of direct data confidentiality or availability impact beyond the unauthorized modification and resource consumption.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict subscriber-level user access where possible and monitor usage of AI API credits to detect unusual consumption patterns. Avoid granting unnecessary privileges to authenticated users. Follow updates from the vendor quantumcloud for any forthcoming patches or official mitigations.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-13T16:07:03.275Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a589acf68715ace43b1c4eb
Added to database: 07/16/2026, 08:48:15 UTC
Last enriched: 07/16/2026, 09:03:49 UTC
Last updated: 07/16/2026, 09:07:32 UTC
Views: 3
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