Missing authorization in shapedplugin Location Weather – WordPress Weather Forecast, AQI…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| shapedplugin | Location Weather – WordPress Weather Forecast, AQI, Temperature and Weather Widget | up to 3.0.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Location Weather – WordPress Weather Forecast, AQI, Temperature and Weather Widget Vendorshapedplugin Affected up to 3.0.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-7249
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hx3j-p7vv-7jq2
References
Other 6
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d472011d-1623-4791-9d56-715d90fe0469?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/location-weather/tags/3.0.2/includes/Admin/AdminDashboard/Splw_Blocks_Page_Wrapper.php#L256
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/location-weather/tags/3.0.2/includes/Admin/AdminDashboard/Splw_Blocks_Page_Wrapper.php#L331
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/location-weather/
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/location-weather/tags/3.0.3/includes/Admin/AdminDashboard/Splw_Blocks_Page_Wrapper.php#L256
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/location-weather/tags/3.0.3/includes/Admin/AdminDashboard/Splw_Blocks_Page_Wrapper.php#L332
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- TI-2023-00508 Product Slider For WooCommerce Lite <= 1.1.7 - Contributor+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2023-00344 Location Weather < 1.3.4 - Contributor+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2023-00093 Post Grid, Post Carousel, & List Category Posts < 2.4.19 - Contributor+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2023-00067 WP Tabs < 2.1.17 - Contributor+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2022-04248 Real Testimonials < 2.6.0 - Contributor+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2026-7249 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-7249 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hx3j-p7vv-7jq2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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