CVE-2025-13419

Guest posting / Frontend Posting / Front Editor – WP Front User Submit <= 5.0.0 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Media Deletion

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Published Jan 7, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The Guest posting / Frontend Posting / Front Editor – WP Front User Submit plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the '/wp-json/bfe/v1/revert' REST API endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 5.0.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary media attachments.

Analysis

Technical impact

The WP Front User Submit plugin contains a missing capability check on the '/wp-json/bfe/v1/revert' REST API endpoint that allows any unauthenticated attacker to delete arbitrary media attachments from the WordPress media library. This vulnerability can be used to remove important files, disrupt site functionality, or sabotage the website’s content integrity. The weakness is categorized as a missing authorization problem (CWE‑862).

Affected Systems

The vulnerability affects the Aharonyan Guest posting / Frontend Posting / Front Editor – WP Front User Submit plugin for WordPress in all releases up to and including version 5.0.0. No other vendors or product variants are listed in the CNA data.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 5.3 indicates a moderate risk, while the EPSS score of less than 1% suggests a very low probability that the flaw will be actively exploited today. The vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. An attacker can target the flaw by sending a crafted request directly to the /wp-json/bfe/v1/revert endpoint without needing authentication, thereby triggering the deletion operation.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

aharonyan

Guest posting / Frontend Posting / Front Editor – WP Front User Submit

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	≤ 5.0.0

No data.

Vendor	Product	Versions
Wordpress	Wordpress	—

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

Upgrade the Guest posting/Frontend Posting/Front Editor – WP Front User Submit plugin to the latest available release, which incorporates an authorization check on the /wp-json/bfe/v1/revert endpoint.
If an immediate update is not possible, restrict access to the /wp-json/bfe/v1/revert endpoint for unauthenticated users by implementing a rewrite rule, using a WordPress security plugin, or configuring a web‑application firewall to deny DELETE requests from non‑logged‑in accounts.
Review the WordPress role configuration to ensure that only users with appropriate delete capabilities (e.g., administrators or editors) can delete media items, and remove any unnecessary delete permissions granted to lower‑privileged roles.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 21, 2026 at 16:37 UTC.

Tracking

Advisories

No advisories available

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.273% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3432207%40front-editor&new=3432207%40front-editor&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/874b3448-df4c-49c4-bf4f-435cf48f6305?source=cve

History

Jan 8, 2026 10:00 AM First appearance in the feed. Affected vendors updated View changes

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

Jan 7, 2026 4:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Jan 7, 2026 9:30 AM Description updated. Title updated. Weaknesses updated. Added references. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		The Guest posting / Frontend Posting / Front Editor – WP Front User Submit plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the '/wp-json/bfe/v1/revert' REST API endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 5.0.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary media attachments.
Title		Guest posting / Frontend Posting / Front Editor – WP Front User Submit <= 5.0.0 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Media Deletion
Weaknesses		CWE-862
References		https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3432207%40front-editor&new=3432207%40front-editor&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/874b3448-df4c-49c4-bf4f-435cf48f6305?source=cve
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}`