CVE-2026-8787 json
Firebase Support & Chat Management <= 3.1.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation
published 2026-05-27 5 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2026-32079
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 20%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Firebase Support & Chat Management plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.1. This is due to the `firebase_auth()` function authenticating the request as the WordPress user whose email is supplied in the `user_email` POST parameter without verifying ownership of that email (no Firebase ID token signature/issuer/audience verification). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to log in as an arbitrary existing user — including an Administrator — by submitting that user's email address to the `acb_firebase_auth` AJAX action, resulting in full account takeover.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 5 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 20% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- devsabbirahmed Firebase Support & Chat Management
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
- Technology feeds
References
- wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/90783d75-a255-4133-ac7b-32e0a70c8c69?source=cve
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/admin-chat-box/tags/3.1.1/inc/ACB_AjaxHandler.php#L237
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/admin-chat-box/trunk/inc/ACB_AjaxHandler.php#L237
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/admin-chat-box/tags/3.1.1/inc/ACB_AjaxHandler.php#L338
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/admin-chat-box/trunk/inc/ACB_AjaxHandler.php#L338
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-8787
- NVD CVE-2026-8787
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