---
id: CVE-2026-2278
title: >-
  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
summary: >-
  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 po…
severity: medium
cvss: 4.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-862
vendor: vowelweb
product: VW Writer Blog
affected:
  - vw_writer_blog <= 1.3.8
published: '2026-09-19'
updated: '2026-09-21'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-21T13:33:33.387'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-2278'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/browser/vw-writer-blog/1.3.6/functions.php#L487
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/browser/vw-writer-blog/1.3.9/functions.php#L487
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/browser/vw-writer-blog/trunk/functions.php#L487
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2b1751f0-d385-43f5-bf90-82479a9c6694?source=cve
    label: security@wordfence.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00196
epssPercentile: 0.09599
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-19T13:24:17.195549Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-19T07:59:56.113Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.