CVE-2025-14047 json
WP User Frontend <= 4.2.4 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Attachment Deletion
published 2026-01-02 10 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2026-0721
- cvss
- 5.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.9%
- EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 59%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known, plus a Nuclei check
Summary
The Registration, User Profile, Membership, Content Restriction, User Directory, and Frontend Post Submission – WP User Frontend plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check on the 'Frontend_Form_Ajax::submit_post' function in all versions up to, and including, 4.2.4. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete attachment.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 10 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.90% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 59% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- Nuclei template User Frontend <= 4.2.4 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Attachment Deletion nuclei detection template
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- wedevs User Frontend: AI Powered Frontend Posting, User Directory, Profile, Membership & User Registration
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
- Technology feeds
References
- wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6e95b16f-a25a-45c7-a875-2d34a1e127ce?source=cve
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /changeset/3430352/wp-user-frontend/trunk/includes/Ajax/Frontend_Form_Ajax.php
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/wp-user-frontend/tags/4.2.2/includes/Ajax.php#L25
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/wp-user-frontend/tags/4.2.2/includes/Ajax.php#L69
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/wp-user-frontend/tags/4.2.2/includes/Ajax/Frontend_Form_Ajax.php#L35
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/wp-user-frontend/tags/4.2.2/includes/Ajax/Frontend_Form_Ajax.php#L55
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/wp-user-frontend/tags/4.2.2/includes/Ajax/Frontend_Form_Ajax.php#L133
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-14047
- NVD CVE-2025-14047
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