CVE-2026-8787
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| devsabbirahmed | Firebase Support & Chat Management | <= 3.1.1 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-269: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: total
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/90783d75-a255-4133-ac7b-32e0a70c8c69?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/admin-chat-box/tags/3.1.1/inc/ACB_AjaxHandler.php#L237
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/admin-chat-box/trunk/inc/ACB_AjaxHandler.php#L237
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/admin-chat-box/tags/3.1.1/inc/ACB_AjaxHandler.php#L338
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/admin-chat-box/trunk/inc/ACB_AjaxHandler.php#L338
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