CVE-2026-2278
MEDIUMCVSS 4.3Description
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.
Timeline
Published:September 19th, 2026 8:16 AM
Last modified:September 21st, 2026 1:33 PM
CVSS Scoring
CVSS v3: 4.3 (MEDIUM)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Weaknesses (CWE)
References & Reports
Advisories, patches, and third-party reports
- https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/browser/vw-writer-blog/1.3.6/functions.php#L487
- https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/browser/vw-writer-blog/1.3.9/functions.php#L487
- https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/browser/vw-writer-blog/trunk/functions.php#L487
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2b1751f0-d385-43f5-bf90-82479a9c6694?source=cve
Source: NIST NVD · Data may lag official sources by up to one minute