WebPurify Profanity Filter Plugin up to 4.0.2 on WordPress Setting webpurify_save_options authorization
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in WebPurify Profanity Filter Plugin up to 4.0.2 on WordPress. This impacts the function webpurify_save_options of the component Setting Handler. The manipulation leads to authorization.
This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-0572. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in WebPurify Profanity Filter Plugin up to 4.0.2 on WordPress. This issue affects the function webpurify_save_options of the component Setting Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:
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.
It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-0572. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/05/2026).
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
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Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8
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VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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CNA Base Score: 6.5
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Exploiting
Class: AuthorizationCWE: CWE-862 / CWE-863 / CWE-285
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
02/04/2026 Advisory disclosed02/04/2026 VulDB entry created
02/05/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Advisory: wordfence.comStatus: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2026-0572 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-0572
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-344243
Entry
Created: 02/04/2026 08:07Updated: 02/05/2026 12:44
Changes: 02/04/2026 08:07 (51), 02/05/2026 12:44 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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