# CVE-2026-1296: Frontend Post Submission Manager Lite <= 1.2.7 - Unauthenticated Open Redirect via 'requested_page' Parameter

> Unauthenticated attackers can redirect users to malicious sites via the requested_page parameter in the Frontend Post Submission Manager Lite plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Feb 2026
- **Updated:** 18 Feb 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cpmc-9298-xjhp

## What is CVE-2026-1296?

CVE-2026-1296 is a medium-severity vulnerability in wpshuffle Frontend Post Submission Manager Lite – Frontend Posting WordPress Plugin, published on 18 Feb 2026. 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 Frontend Post Submission Manager Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Open Redirection in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.7 due to insufficient validation on the 'requested_page' POST parameter in the verify_username_password function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to redirect users to potentially malicious sites if they can successfully trick them into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Weakness: CWE-601 (URL Redirection to Untrusted Site)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-1296?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-1296?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-1296 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-1296 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-1296 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Frontend Post Submission Manager Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Open Redirection in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.7 due to insufficient validation on the 'requested_page' POST parameter in the verify_username_password function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to redirect users to potentially malicious  site (github_poc): https://github.com/Sadaqaty/CVE-2026-1296
- Frontend Post Submission Manager Lite <= 1.2.7 - Open Redirect (nuclei): http/cves/2026/CVE-2026-1296.yaml

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-1296 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-1296 is a medium-severity vulnerability in wpshuffle Frontend Post Submission Manager Lite – Frontend Posting WordPress Plugin, published on 18 Feb 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-1296 exists.

Affected product: wpshuffle Frontend Post Submission Manager Lite – Frontend Posting WordPress Plugin. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-1296/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-1296/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-1296
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-1296
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-1296

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-1296/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.