CVE-2026-0572WebPurify Profanity Filter <= 4.0.2 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Plugin Settings Change via webpurify_save_options
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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
- 6.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-862
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Wordfence
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
webpurify WebPurify Profanity Filter webpurify:profanity_filter (from the name) | through 4.0.2 | CNA record |
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9283f6ea-8bc4-4fdd-a0b9-05de127f34e4?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/webpurifytextreplace/trunk/webpurifytextreplace-options.php?rev=2343695#L92
The CVE record on cve.org NVD's entry
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