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CVE-2026-17563 (GCVE-0-2026-17563)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-02 14:16 – Updated: 2026-09-02 14:57

Title

WP User Frontend < 4.3.11 - Unauthenticated Post Creation via Subscription-Gated Form

Summary

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.

Severity

5.3 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-09-02 14:47 UTC

CWE

CWE-862 Missing Authorization
CWE-862 - Missing Authorization

Assigner

WPScan mitre root

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/293b7391-ac1a-4e…	exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE status
Unknown	User Frontend	Affected: 0 , < 4.3.11 (semver)	guessed

Credits

Charles Vosburgh WPScan

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FKIE_CVE-2026-17563

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-09-02 15:17 - Updated: 2026-09-02 15:17

Severity

5.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Summary

References

	URL	Tags
	contact@wpscan.com	https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/293b7391-ac1a-4ec5-95d1-4578391906b2/

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version

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GHSA-RGV4-FWHV-PQ9X

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-02 15:34 – Updated: 2026-09-02 15:34

Details

Severity

5.3 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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  "id": "GHSA-rgv4-fwhv-pq9x",
  "modified": "2026-09-02T15:34:49Z",
  "published": "2026-09-02T15:34:49Z",
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-17563"
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Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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CVE-2026-17563 (GCVE-0-2026-17563)

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