CVE-2026-87848: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in MPCX Lightbox
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.
CVE-2026-87848: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in MPCX Lightbox
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.
CVSS v3.1
Score 3.7low
Affected software
MPCX Lightbox
Weaknesses
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-09T11:31:38.909Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6ab3aaf0f7a7c54106a5313e
Added to database: 09/23/2026, 10:33:20 UTC
Last updated: 09/23/2026, 10:33:20 UTC
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