Description
The Frontend Post Submission Manager Lite – Frontend Posting WordPress Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to an incorrect authorization check on the 'media_delete_action' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.6. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary attachments.
Published: 2025-12-25
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Unauthorized attachment deletion
Action: Immediate Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

The Frontend Post Submission Manager Lite plugin contains a missing authorization flaw in the media_delete_action function that allows any unauthenticated web user to delete files stored on the server. Because the vulnerability permits arbitrary removal of attachments, an attacker can erase media used by a WordPress site, compromising content availability and potentially disrupting user experience. This flaw falls under CWE‑862, a missing authorization weakness. The impact is data loss rather than code execution or privilege escalation.

Affected Systems

WordPress sites that have installed the Frontend Post Submission Manager Lite plugin from version 1.0 up to and including 1.2.6. These installations are directly vulnerable until the plugin is updated to a more recent release that implements proper authentication checks for the delete action.

Risk and Exploitability

With a CVSS score of 5.3, the overall severity is moderate; the EPSS score is below 1 %, indicating low predicted exploitation likelihood, and the vulnerability is not catalogued in the CISA KEV list. The flaw can be exploited remotely by sending an unauthenticated HTTP request to the media_delete_action endpoint, so any publicly accessible WordPress installation that has the plugin enabled is potentially at risk. No additional credentials or network proximity are required, making the attack vector effectively public.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 22, 2026 at 15:59 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade the plugin to a version newer than 1.2.6 that contains the missing authorization fix.
  • If an immediate upgrade isn’t possible, restrict the media_delete_action endpoint so that only authenticated or privileged users can access it, effectively disabling unauthenticated delete capabilities.
  • Implement a web‑application firewall rule that blocks unauthenticated DELETE or POST requests to the media_delete_action URL to provide a temporary protective barrier.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 22, 2026 at 15:59 UTC.

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History

Mon, 29 Dec 2025 23:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Wpshuffle
Wpshuffle frontend Post Submission Manager
Vendors & Products Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Wpshuffle
Wpshuffle frontend Post Submission Manager

Fri, 26 Dec 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 25 Dec 2025 23:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Frontend Post Submission Manager Lite – Frontend Posting WordPress Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to an incorrect authorization check on the 'media_delete_action' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.6. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary attachments.
Title Frontend Post Submission Manager Lite <= 1.2.6 - Incorrect Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Attachment Deletion
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
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'}


Subscriptions

Wordpress Wordpress
Wpshuffle Frontend Post Submission Manager
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T16:37:55.266Z

Reserved: 2025-12-18T19:29:05.828Z

Link: CVE-2025-14913

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-12-26T14:49:19.941Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2025-12-26T00:16:00.030

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

Link: CVE-2025-14913

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-22T16:00:12Z

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