CVE Explorer
CVE-2026-0572
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.
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","product":"WebPurify Profanity Filter","vendor":"webpurify","versions":[{"lessThanOrEqual":"4.0.2","status":"affected","version":"0","versionType":"semver"}]}
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Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"baseScore":6.5,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
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CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-862","description":"CWE-862 Missing Authorization","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:6d546daa0d43e6b7d10351af8b1978f576442c7447dced5f52ce7bc26ecbbd07 · sha256:80038ad2755541e4… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
2 source assertions{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/webpurifytextreplace/trunk/webpurifytextreplace-options.php?rev=2343695#L92"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:6d546daa0d43e6b7d10351af8b1978f576442c7447dced5f52ce7bc26ecbbd07 · sha256:80038ad2755541e4… · /containers/cna/references/1
{"url":"https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9283f6ea-8bc4-4fdd-a0b9-05de127f34e4?source=cve"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:6d546daa0d43e6b7d10351af8b1978f576442c7447dced5f52ce7bc26ecbbd07 · sha256:80038ad2755541e4… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
Provider severity values are preserved separately. Baitaphish does not convert them into a risk rating, infer affected products, or treat EPSS as observed exploitation.