CVE-2025-14047
WP User Frontend <= 4.2.4 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Attachment Deletion
CVSS Score
5.3
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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.
| CWE | CWE-862 |
| Vendor | wedevs |
| Product | user frontend: ai powered frontend posting, user directory, profile, membership & user registration |
| Published | Jan 2, 2026 |
| Last Updated | Apr 8, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Affected Versions
wedevs / User Frontend: AI Powered Frontend Posting, User Directory, Profile, Membership & User Registration
0 ≤ 4.2.4
References
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6e95b16f-a25a-45c7-a875-2d34a1e127ce?source=cve plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3430352/wp-user-frontend/trunk/includes/Ajax/Frontend_Form_Ajax.php plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-user-frontend/tags/4.2.2/includes/Ajax.php#L25 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-user-frontend/tags/4.2.2/includes/Ajax.php#L69 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-user-frontend/tags/4.2.2/includes/Ajax/Frontend_Form_Ajax.php#L35 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-user-frontend/tags/4.2.2/includes/Ajax/Frontend_Form_Ajax.php#L55 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-user-frontend/tags/4.2.2/includes/Ajax/Frontend_Form_Ajax.php#L133
Credits
Angus Girvan