Description
The VW Writer Blog theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'vw_writer_blog_reset_all_settings' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.8. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to reset all theme customizer settings to their defaults.
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Sat, 19 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0000
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| Description | The VW Writer Blog theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'vw_writer_blog_reset_all_settings' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.8. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to reset all theme customizer settings to their defaults. | |
| Title | VW Writer Blog <= 1.3.8 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Theme Settings Reset | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-862 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Wordfence
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-19T07:43:13.822Z
Reserved: 2026-02-10T14:11:13.038Z
Link: CVE-2026-2278
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-19T08:16:53.610
Modified: 2026-09-19T08:16:53.610
Link: CVE-2026-2278
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
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CWE-862
Missing Authorization