Medium severity4.3NVD Advisory· Published Feb 18, 2026· Updated Apr 15, 2026
CVE-2026-1072
CVE-2026-1072
Description
The Keybase.io Verification plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.5. This is due to missing nonce validation when updating plugin settings. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the Keybase verification text via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Affected products
1- Range: <=1.4.5
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
4- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-keybase-verification/tags/1.4.5/admin/code/write.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-keybase-verification/trunk/admin/code/write.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changesetnvd
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4bbf55eb-7738-4c52-ac9d-a67d159e56cfnvd
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