Auth bypass in Wedevs User Frontend: Ai Powered Frontend Posting, Directory, Profile Builder, Membership & Registration

CVE-2026-12418

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.

Vulnerability class: IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Reference)

EPSS: 0.002 (15.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-12418?
CVE-2026-12418 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wedevs User Frontend: Ai Powered Frontend Posting, Directory, Profile Builder, Membership & Registration, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-07-09.
How severe is CVE-2026-12418?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.