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CVE-2026-7249

The Location Weather plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to missing capability checks on the and functions in all versions up t…

Published May 22, 2026 · updated Jul 24, 2026

The Location Weather plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to missing capability checks on the and 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 on the hook.

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  1. May 22, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    The Location Weather plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to missing capability checks on the and 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 expos

  2. Jul 24, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    The Location Weather plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to missing capability checks on the and 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 expos

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-7249

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    cve.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-7249

    The Location Weather plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to missing capability checks on the and functions in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.2. This makes it possible fo

    nvd.nist.gov

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