CVE-2026-1786
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe Twitter posts to Blog plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'dg_tw_options' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.11.25. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update plugin settings including Twitter API credentials, post author, post status, and the capability required to access the plugin's admin menu.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe Twitter posts to Blog WordPress plugin has a Broken Access Control vulnerability where the 'dg_tw_options' function lacks capability verification, allowing unauthenticated attackers to modify critical plugin settings including Twitter API credentials, post authorship, and post publication status.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm plugin installationCheck for the presence of the Twitter posts to Blog plugin in wp-content/plugins/ directory or view it in WordPress admin under PluginsAffected if Plugin is installed and active
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Determine installed versionLook up the plugin version in the plugin header comment in the main PHP file (typically dg_twitter_to_blog.php or similar) or in WordPress admin plugin listAffected if Version is within any known affected range or cannot be determined (treat as potentially vulnerable)
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Identify vulnerable endpoint exposureCheck if the dg_tw_options AJAX action is publicly accessible by testing a POST request to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with action=dg_tw_options (no authentication required for the check itself)Affected if Endpoint responds without requiring login/authentication
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Verify settings modification accessAttempt a test POST to the dg_tw_options endpoint with a harmless parameter to see if the server accepts it without a valid nonce or capability checkAffected if Server accepts and processes the request without returning an authentication error or capability verification failure
A user is affected if the Twitter posts to Blog plugin is active and the dg_tw_options endpoint accepts unauthenticated requests, allowing settings modification without WordPress capability verification
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate the plugin to the latest patched version. If no patch is available, restrict access to the affected endpoint via web server configuration or deploy a WAF rule to block unauthorized POST requests to the vulnerable function until a fix is released.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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