CVE-2026-0572
WebPurify Profanity Filter <= 4.0.2 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Plugin Settings Change via webpurify_save_options
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 6.5 Medium
- Published
- Feb 4, 2026
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Reserved
- Jan 2, 2026
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 6.5 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L | Wordfence |
Weaknesses
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
WebPurify Profanity Filterwebpurify |
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References
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