CVE-2026-12418 (GCVE-0-2026-12418)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-09 07:55 – Updated: 2026-07-09 14:39
VLAI
Title
User Frontend: AI Powered Frontend Posting, User Directory, Profile, Membership & User Registration <= 4.3.7 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Post Modification via 'wpuf_files_data' Parameter
Summary
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.
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 (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-639 - Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Credits
Kim ChanYeop
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