Medium severity4.3NVD Advisory· Published Sep 19, 2026· Updated Sep 21, 2026
CVE-2026-2278
CVE-2026-2278
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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Affected products
1- Range: <=1.3.8
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- themes.trac.wordpress.org/browser/vw-writer-blog/1.3.6/functions.phpnvd
- themes.trac.wordpress.org/browser/vw-writer-blog/1.3.9/functions.phpnvd
- themes.trac.wordpress.org/browser/vw-writer-blog/trunk/functions.phpnvd
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2b1751f0-d385-43f5-bf90-82479a9c6694nvd
News mentions
1- Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (September 14, 2026 to September 20, 2026)Wordfence Blog · Sep 24, 2026