Description
The User Frontend WordPress plugin before 4.3.10 does not properly validate field type definitions and deserialises user-controlled post metadata when rendering submitted posts, allowing users with Editor-level access and above to inject arbitrary PHP objects, which can lead to remote code execution when a suitable POP chain is present on the site.
Published: 2026-08-28
Score: n/a
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

The User Frontend WordPress plugin before version 4.3.10 fails to validate field type definitions correctly and deserialises user-controlled post metadata during post rendering. This flaw allows users with Editor-level access or higher to inject arbitrary PHP objects, which, when combined with a proper PHP Object Propagation (POP) chain present on the site, can execute remote code. The vulnerability directly impacts the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected WordPress installations.

Affected Systems

WordPress sites using the User Frontend plugin with a version older than 4.3.10 are affected. All users assigned Editor or higher roles in such installations are at risk.

Risk and Exploitability

Although an EPSS score is not available, the lack of a CVSS score suggests the severity is significant, and the high impact of remote code execution indicates a serious threat. The vulnerability is not listed in CISA KEV, but it remains exploitable in any environment where the plugin is active and higher privilege users can submit forms. Attackers would need Editor or higher level access and a suitable POP chain to exploit the flaw.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 28, 2026 at 08:59 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade the User Frontend plugin to version 4.3.10 or later.
  • Restrict or remove Editor and higher level roles from using the AI Form Builder feature or any form processing that involves post metadata deserialization.
  • If immediate upgrade is not possible, consider disabling the plugin or removing the components that parse serialized metadata, and enforce strict input validation on all post metadata fields.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 28, 2026 at 08:59 UTC.

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History

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-502

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 07:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The User Frontend WordPress plugin before 4.3.10 does not properly validate field type definitions and deserialises user-controlled post metadata when rendering submitted posts, allowing users with Editor-level access and above to inject arbitrary PHP objects, which can lead to remote code execution when a suitable POP chain is present on the site.
Title WP User Frontend < 4.3.10 - Editor+ PHP Object Injection via AI Form Builder
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-28T06:00:15.842Z

Reserved: 2026-07-03T09:29:06.740Z

Link: CVE-2026-14558

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-28T08:16:40.327

Modified: 2026-08-28T08:16:40.327

Link: CVE-2026-14558

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-28T09:00:10Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-502

    Deserialization of Untrusted Data