CVE-2026-12418
User Frontend: AI Powered Frontend Posting, User Directory, Profile, Membership & User Registration <= 4.3.7 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Post Modification via 'wpuf_files_data' Parameter
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.3 Medium
- Published
- Jul 9, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 9, 2026
- Reserved
- Jun 16, 2026
Description
The User Frontend: AI Powered Frontend Posting, User Directory, Profile, Membership & User Registration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 4.3.7 via the 'wpuf_files_data' parameter due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to overwrite the post_title, post_content, and post_excerpt of any arbitrary post on the site, including posts authored by administrators. Exploitation requires access to any WPUF post submission form; this is achievable by users with no WordPress role, as the wpuf_submit_post AJAX action is gated only by a nonce with no capability check for the downstream post-edit operation.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 5.3 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N | Wordfence |
Weaknesses
- CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
User Frontend: AI Powered Frontend Posting, User Directory, Profile Builder, Membership & User Registrationwedevs |
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References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8f66e25f-b67e-4227-95fe-69b40551af61?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-user-frontend/tags/4.3.6/includes/Traits/FieldableTrait.php#L478
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-user-frontend/tags/4.3.6/includes/Ajax/Frontend_Form_Ajax.php#L35
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-user-frontend/tags/4.3.6/includes/Traits/FieldableTrait.php#L468
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-user-frontend/tags/4.3.1/includes/Traits/FieldableTrait.php#L478
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-user-frontend/tags/4.3.1/includes/Ajax/Frontend_Form_Ajax.php#L35
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-user-frontend/tags/4.3.1/includes/Traits/FieldableTrait.php#L468
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3578622%40wp-user-frontend&new=3578622%40wp-user-frontend
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