WP Quick FrontEnd Editor <= 5.5 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Content Injection
Priority LOW 37CWE-862Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The WP Quick FrontEnd Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to page content injection in versions up to, and including, 5.5. This is due to missing capability checks in the plugin's page-editing functionality. This makes it possible for low-authenticated attackers, such as subscribers, to edit/create any page or post on the blog.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00791 56th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| labibahmed42 | WP Quick FrontEnd Editor – WordPress Plugin | up to 5.5 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- WP Quick FrontEnd Editor – WordPress Plugin Vendorlabibahmed42 Affected up to 5.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:webdevocean:wp_quick_frontend_editor:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 5.5 | Vulnerable | labibahmed42 |
- cpe:2.3:a:webdevocean:wp_quick_frontend_editor:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 5.5 Vulnerable ·labibahmed42
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-4383
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4xv7-93mm-vwcp
References
More labibahmed42 Wp Quick Frontend Editor vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-03235 WP Quick FrontEnd Editor <= 5.5 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
- TI-2021-03220 WP Quick FrontEnd Editor <= 5.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2021-4383 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-4383 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4xv7-93mm-vwcp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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