CVE-2026-0572

MEDIUM EPSS 22.6%

Published Feb 4, 20264mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago

6.5 CVSS 3.1

Medium

Published Feb 4, 2026 4mo ago

Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

The WebPurify Profanity Filter plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'webpurify_save_options' function in all versions up to, and including, 4.0.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change plugin settings.

CVSS Details

Base Score

6.5

Exploitability

3.9

Impact

2.5

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

User Interaction None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality None

Integrity Low

Availability Low

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability

22.6% percentile

Exploit & Patch Status

No Known Exploit

No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-862 Missing Authorization Authorization

References 2

plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/webpurifytextreplace/trunk/webpurifytextreplace-options.php?rev=2343695#L92
wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9283f6ea-8bc4-4fdd-a0b9-05de127f34e4?source=cve

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.