Description
The Change WP URL plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.0. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'change-wp-url' page. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change the WP Login URL via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Published: 2026-01-28
Score: 4.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Cross‑Site Request Forgery leading to unauthorized change of the WordPress login URL
Action: Apply Patch
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History

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 10:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 16:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 28 Jan 2026 11:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Change WP URL plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.0. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'change-wp-url' page. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change the WP Login URL via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Title Change WP URL <= 1.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Settings Update
Weaknesses CWE-352
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T17:33:25.381Z

Reserved: 2026-01-23T21:32:03.372Z

Link: CVE-2026-1398

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-01-28T15:50:32.409Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-01-28T12:15:53.180

Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020

Link: CVE-2026-1398

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-15T18:00:15Z

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