CVE-2026-0572 PUBLISHED

WebPurify Profanity Filter <= 4.0.2 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Plugin Settings Change via webpurify_save_options

Assigner: Wordfence
Reserved: 02.01.2026 Published: 04.02.2026 Updated: 04.02.2026

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.

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CVSS 3.1

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

Attack Vector	Network	Scope	Unchanged
Attack Complexity	Low	Confidentiality Impact	None
Privileges Required	None	Integrity Impact	Low
User Interaction	None	Availability Impact	Low

CVSS 3.1

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Vendor	webpurify
Product	WebPurify Profanity Filter
Versions	Default: unaffected affected from * to 4.0.2 (incl.)

CVE-2026-0572 PUBLISHED

WebPurify Profanity Filter <= 4.0.2 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Plugin Settings Change via webpurify_save_options

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