WordPress WP Front User Submit / Front Editor Plugin <= 5.0.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Low priority Mitigation unnecessary
<= 5.0.0Vulnerable version(s)
No official fix availableFixed version
7 May, 2025
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CVSS 5.95.9
Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
This could allow a malicious actor to inject malicious scripts, such as redirects, advertisements, and other HTML payloads into your website which will be executed when guests visit your site.
CVSS score is a way to evaluate and rank reported vulnerabilities in a standardized and repeatable way but which is not ideal for WordPress.
Solutions
This security issue has a low severity impact and is unlikely to be exploited.
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7 May, 2025
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7 May, 2025
Published by Patchstack
7 May, 2025