WP User Frontend < 4.3.11 - Unauthenticated Post Creation via Subscription-Gated Form
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
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The User Frontend WordPress plugin before 4.3.11 does not enforce its subscription-purchase requirement when processing frontend post submissions, only when rendering the form, allowing unauthenticated users to create and, depending on the form's configuration, immediately publish posts through forms restricted to paying subscribers.
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | User Frontend | before 4.3.11 | 4.3.11 | Patch available | CNA |
- User Frontend VendorUnknown Affected before 4.3.11 Fixed in 4.3.11 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA User Frontend (Unknown) Fixed in 4.3.11
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
User Frontend 4.3.11
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-15615 WP User Frontend < 4.3.11 - Subscriber+ PHP Object Injection via Frontend Post Edit FormPriority MEDIUM 41
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-17563
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rgv4-fwhv-pq9x
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-17563 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-17563 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rgv4-fwhv-pq9x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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