Auth bypass in User Frontend

CVE-2026-17563

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.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published · last modified .

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (11.8th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 12th percentile — 11.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-17563: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • User Frontend

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-17563?
CVE-2026-17563 is a medium-severity vulnerability in User Frontend, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-09-02.
How severe is CVE-2026-17563?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.