Description
The Chatbot plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in versions up to, and including, 8.5.9 via the wpcs_send_email() AJAX handler. This is due to the wpcs_send_email() function being registered on both wp_ajax_wpcs_send_email and wp_ajax_nopriv_wpcs_send_email with no nonce verification, capability check, or rate limiting, while forwarding attacker-controlled recipient, subject, and body directly to wp_mail(). This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to send arbitrary emails to any recipient from the site's domain, enabling spam, phishing, and abuse that can lead to the site's IP/domain being blacklisted.
Published: 2026-07-28
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Quantumcloud
Quantumcloud wpbot – Ai Chatbot For Live Support, Lead Generation, Ai Services
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Quantumcloud
Quantumcloud wpbot – Ai Chatbot For Live Support, Lead Generation, Ai Services
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:15:00 +0000

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Description The Chatbot plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in versions up to, and including, 8.5.9 via the wpcs_send_email() AJAX handler. This is due to the wpcs_send_email() function being registered on both wp_ajax_wpcs_send_email and wp_ajax_nopriv_wpcs_send_email with no nonce verification, capability check, or rate limiting, while forwarding attacker-controlled recipient, subject, and body directly to wp_mail(). This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to send arbitrary emails to any recipient from the site's domain, enabling spam, phishing, and abuse that can lead to the site's IP/domain being blacklisted.
Title WPBot <= 8.5.9 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Email Relay via wpcs_send_email AJAX Action
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Quantumcloud Wpbot – Ai Chatbot For Live Support, Lead Generation, Ai Services
Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-28T14:53:38.807Z

Reserved: 2026-07-23T17:09:30.160Z

Link: CVE-2026-16774

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-28T13:36:32.258Z

cve-icon NVD

No data.

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-07-28T18:15:03Z

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