admintwentytwenty UiPress lite Plugin up to 3.5.09 on WordPress Setting uip_save_global_settings improper authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in admintwentytwenty UiPress lite Plugin up to 3.5.09 on WordPress. It has been classified as critical. Affected is the function uip_save_global_settings of the component Setting Handler. The manipulation leads to improper authorization. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-2294. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in admintwentytwenty UiPress lite Plugin up to 3.5.09 on WordPress and classified as critical. This issue affects the function uip_save_global_settings of the component Setting Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The UiPress lite | Effortless custom dashboards, admin themes and pages plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'uip_save_global_settings' function in all versions up to, and including, 3.5.09. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to change arbitrary plugin settings.

The weakness was published by Wittavat Thammawong. It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-2294 since 02/10/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1548.002 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 3.5.09 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Class: Improper authorization
CWE: CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: UiPress lite Plugin 3.5.09

Timelineinfo

02/10/2026 CVE reserved
03/21/2026 +39 days Advisory disclosed
03/21/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/21/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Researcher: Wittavat Thammawong
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-2294 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-2294
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-352175

Entryinfo

Created: 03/21/2026 06:57
Changes: 03/21/2026 06:57 (68)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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