Front Editor <= 4.0.4 - Admin+ Stored XSS
Published Aug 30, 2023
4.8
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.44%
Description
The Front Editor WordPress plugin through 4.0.4 does not sanitize and escape some of its form settings, which could allow high-privilege users to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product Guest posting / Frontend Posting wordpress plugin Defaultaffected
- Version 0StatusaffectedConstraints<=4.0.4
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Guest posting / Frontend Posting wordpress plugin | affected |
|
- ≤ 4.0.4
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v2.0 score for this CVE.
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
PoCAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
PartialDecision
n/aAssessed Oct 1, 2024 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2023–2026- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.44% (0.00442) | 36.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00379) | 29.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00084) | 21.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.65% (0.01652) | 70.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00084) | 22.15th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00056) | 25.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 13.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 2, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 11.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 6.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (1)
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/51987966-8007-4e12-bc2e-997b92054739 exploitvdb-entrytechnical-descriptionThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/51987966-8007-4e12-bc2e-997b92054739 | exploitvdb-entrytechnical-descriptionThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.