CVE 6.5 MEDIUM

WebPurify Profanity Filter <= 4.0.2 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Plugin Settings Change via webpurify_save_options_CVE-2026-0572

6.5 / 10
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

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.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-0572
Source Wordfence
Published Feb 4, 2026 at 08:25

Affected Product

Vendor webpurify
Product WebPurify Profanity Filter
Version *
Affected Versions webpurify WebPurify Profanity Filter *

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