CVE-2026-7249 (GCVE-0-2026-7249)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-22 03:39 – Updated: 2026-05-22 03:39
VLAI?
Title
Location Weather <= 3.0.2 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Block Settings Modification and Cache Purging
Summary
The Location Weather plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to missing capability checks on the `splw_update_block_options()` and `lwp_clean_weather_transients()` functions in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to disable all weather blocks and purge all weather cache transients. The nonce required for these actions is exposed to all authenticated users via `wp_localize_script()` on the `init` hook.
Severity ?
4.3 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-862 - Missing Authorization
Assigner
References
6 references
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| shapedplugin | Location Weather – WordPress Weather Forecast, AQI, Temperature and Weather Widget |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 3.0.2
(semver)
|
Credits
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