Missing authorization in aharonyan Guest posting / Frontend Posting / Front Editor – WP…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The Guest posting / Frontend Posting / Front Editor – WP Front User Submit plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the '/wp-json/bfe/v1/revert' REST API endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 5.0.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary media attachments.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-13419
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8jxh-xpcf-824x
References
More aharonyan vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-20931 WordPress WP Front User Submit / Front Editor plugin <= 4.9.3 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2025-32845 WordPress WP Front User Submit / Front Editor plugin <= 5.0.6 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2022-04562 Freemius SDK <= 2.4.2 - Missing Authorization Checks CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.3
- TI-2025-30114 WordPress WP Front User Submit / Front Editor plugin <= 5.0.6 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
- TI-2024-02774 Cross-site scripting in aharonyan Guest posting / Frontend Posting / Front Editor – WP… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.4
Sources
- CVE-2025-13419 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-13419 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8jxh-xpcf-824x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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