CVE-2025-12569 WP Front User Submit < 5.0.0 - Open Redirect
An attacker can redirect users to malicious sites via an unvalidated parameter in the WP Front User Submit plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-12569?
CVE-2025-12569 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown Guest posting / Frontend Posting / Front Editor, published on 24 Nov 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Guest posting / Frontend Posting / Front Editor WordPress plugin before 5.0.0 does not validate a parameter before redirecting the user to its value, leading to an Open Redirect issue
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-12569?
How do I fix CVE-2025-12569?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-12569 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-12569 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-12569 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-48rp-wrgx-mxm9.