CVE-2026-2278

LOWCVSS 4.3 · MEDIUM

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD 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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0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Other references

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-862

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

NONE

Threat summary

1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

1 total mentions across 1 day

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d

Referenced assets1 URL

By indicator

https://www.valtersit.com/cve/CVE-2026-2278

Full discourse1 post

Hugo | DevOps | Cybersecurity@HugoValters20h
CVE-2026-2278: missing capability check in VW Writer Blog WordPress theme lets Subscriber-level users reset all customizer settings. CVSS 4.3, unpatched. Update or disable the theme. #CVE #WordPress #infosec https://www.valtersit.com/cve/CVE-2026-2278 #VWWriterBlog #CVEALERT #CVE #infosec #Linux #XSS #valtersit #snippet #SysAdmin #cybersecurity #devsecops #devops #developer #100daysofcode #git #github #gitlab #redteam #blueteam #ethicalhacker #cybersecurityawareness #cybersecuritynews #cybersecuritytips #python #hacker #kali #ubuntu #debian #docker
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