CVE-2026-87848 (GCVE-0-2026-87848)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-23 10:11 – Updated: 2026-09-23 10:49
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
MPCX Lightbox 1.2.2 - 1.2.5 - Unauthenticated Non-Public Post Content Disclosure
Summary
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.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-23 10:34 UTC
CWE
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
- CWE-862 - Missing Authorization
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/183ec34f-446f-48… | exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | MPCX Lightbox |
Affected:
1.2.2 , ≤ 1.2.5
(semver)
|
guessed |
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