What is CVE-2026-0572?

CVE-2026-0572 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Webpurify Profanity Filter, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-02-04.

How severe is CVE-2026-0572?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Webpurify Profanity Filter

CVE-2026-0572

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.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.003 (23.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Webpurify Profanity Filter — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-0572?: CVE-2026-0572 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Webpurify Profanity Filter, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-02-04.
How severe is CVE-2026-0572?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.