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CVE-2026-0572 (GCVE-0-2026-0572)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-04 08:25 – Updated: 2026-02-04 16:49
VLAI?
Title
WebPurify Profanity Filter <= 4.0.2 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Plugin Settings Change via webpurify_save_options
Summary
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.
CWE
Assigner
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
webpurify WebPurify Profanity Filter Affected: * , ≤ 4.0.2 (semver)
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Credits
Bhumividh Treloges
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