WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2025-12569 Deferred

Guest posting / Frontend Posting / Front Editor: An open redirect

Guest posting / Frontend Posting / Front Editor is affected by an open redirect. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. A crafted link can redirect visitors from the trusted site to an attacker-controlled destination.

CVE / CNA score 4.7 CVSS 3.1 · 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.
Component
Guest posting / Frontend Posting / Front Editor
Plugin slug
guest-posting-frontend-posting-front-editor
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Nov 24, 2025
Weakness
Not assigned

This CVE was published Nov 24, 2025 and is one of 2 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Guest posting / Frontend Posting / Front Editor to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Technical 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

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N

Primary and upstream sources