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Plain-English summary
CVE-2026-1786 affects the WordPress plugin “Twitter posts to Blog” up to version 1.11.25. An unauthenticated attacker may change plugin settings, including Twitter API credentials, post author, post status, and the admin-menu access capability. This is mainly an integrity and site-management risk, not described as data theft.
Executive priority
Treat as a near-term WordPress hygiene issue. Prioritize sites that use this plugin for publishing or store sensitive Twitter API credentials. The risk is moderate because exploitation requires no login, but the documented impact is configuration tampering rather than full site takeover.
Technical view
The issue is a missing authorization check, CWE-862, in the plugin’s dg_tw_options function. The CVSS 3.1 score is 6.5: network exploitable, low complexity, no privileges, no user interaction, with low integrity and availability impact. Public references identify affected versions as up to and including 1.11.25.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites with the Twitter posts to Blog plugin installed at version 1.11.25 or earlier. Sites not using this plugin are not affected. The provided sources do not identify a patched version or vendor remediation notice.
Exploitation context
The CVE record and Wordfence describe unauthenticated settings modification. CISA KEV is false in the provided bundle, and no cited source states active exploitation. The attacker impact is changing plugin configuration, potentially disrupting publishing behavior or weakening administrative control of the plugin.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE description, Wordfence advisory, and WordPress Trac code reference. The bundle does not name a fixed version, patch commit, exploit in the wild, or proof-of-concept. Validate exposure by plugin presence and version, then monitor vendor channels for remediation.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the Twitter posts to Blog plugin.
- If installed, determine whether the version is 1.11.25 or earlier.
- Check the plugin vendor or WordPress plugin page for update or removal guidance.
- Consider disabling the plugin until vendor guidance is confirmed.
- Review plugin settings for unexpected Twitter credentials, author, status, or capability changes.
Validation and detection
- Confirm the plugin is absent, disabled, or not within affected versions.
- Review WordPress admin settings for unauthorized plugin configuration changes.
- Check web and application logs for unauthenticated requests to plugin settings functionality.
- Verify only expected roles can access the plugin administration menu.
- Monitor Wordfence and CVE references for patch-status updates.
Public sources used
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CWE-862: Authorization and privilege behavior lookup
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L3.92.5Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
6.5MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Source materials
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CWE details
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Missing Authorization
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