CVE-2025-14080 Frontend Post Submission Manager Lite <= 1.2.5 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Post Modification
Unauthenticated attackers can modify arbitrary posts, including titles and content, due to missing authorization checks in the Frontend Post Submission Manager Lite plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-14080?
CVE-2025-14080 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in wpshuffle Frontend Post Submission Manager Lite – Frontend Posting WordPress Plugin, published on 21 Dec 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Frontend Post Submission Manager Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.5. This is due to missing authorization checks on the post update functionality in the fpsml_form_process AJAX action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify arbitrary posts by providing a post_id parameter via the guest posting form, allowing them to change post titles, content, excerpts, and remove post authors.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-14080?
How do I fix CVE-2025-14080?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-14080 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-14080 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-14080 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8gc8-cg2q-4q27.