CVE-2025-47617: WordPress WP Front User Submit / Front Editor plugin <= 5.0.6 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.9 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-05-07 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in aharonyan WP Front User Submit / Front Editor front-editor allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WP Front User Submit / Front Editor: from n/a through <= 5.0.6.

Affected products

aharonyan WP Front User Submit / Front Editor: through 5.0.6

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/front-editor/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-front-user-submit-front-editor-4-9-3-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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