CVE-2024-12879: The WPBot Pro Wordpress Chatbot plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'qc_wp_latest_update_check_pro' function in all version

medium Affects wpot (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

The WPBot Pro Wordpress Chatbot plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'qc_wp_latest_update_check_pro' function in all version

Package
wpot (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<13.5.6
Fixed in
13.5.6
Severity
medium  CVSS 4.3
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (18.8th percentile)
Published
2025-01-22
Source
nvd

References

CWE-862
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