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MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Description
The Keybase.io Verification plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.5. This is due to missing nonce validation when updating plugin settings. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the Keybase verification text via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Basic Information
ID
CVE-2026-1072
Source
Wordfence
Published
Feb 18, 2026 at 05:29
Affected Product
Vendor
jamesits
Product
Keybase.io Verification
Version
*
Affected Versions
jamesits Keybase.io Verification *
CWE Classification
References
- www.wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4bbf55eb-7738-4c52-ac9d-a67d159e56cf
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/wp-keybase-verification/trunk/admin/code/write.php
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/wp-keybase-verification/tags/1.4.5/admin/code/write.php
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /changeset