WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2025-68509 Deferred

User Submitted Posts: An open redirect

User Submitted Posts 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 · audit@patchstack.com
NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.
Component
User Submitted Posts
Plugin slug
user-submitted-posts
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Dec 24, 2025
Weakness
CWE-601 — URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')

This CVE was published Dec 24, 2025 and is one of 11 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update User Submitted Posts 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

URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect') vulnerability in Jeff Starr User Submitted Posts user-submitted-posts allows Phishing.This issue affects User Submitted Posts: from n/a through <= 20251121.

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