CVE-2025-13419
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability in the WP Front User Submit WordPress plugin allows unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary media attachments via a REST API endpoint. All WordPress sites using this plugin up to version 5.0.0 are affected. The issue stems from missing capability checks on the '/wp-json/bfe/v1/revert' endpoint.
💻 Affected Systems
- Guest posting / Frontend Posting / Front Editor – WP Front User Submit WordPress plugin
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could delete all media files from the WordPress site, causing permanent data loss and disrupting site functionality.
Likely Case
Attackers delete random or targeted media files, causing content disruption and requiring restoration from backups.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and monitoring, impact is limited to attempted attacks that are detected and blocked.
🎯 Exploit Status
The vulnerability is simple to exploit via HTTP requests to the REST API endpoint.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 5.0.1
Vendor Advisory: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3432207%40front-editor&new=3432207%40front-editor&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'WP Front User Submit' plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available, or manually update to version 5.0.1. 5. Verify the plugin is updated to 5.0.1 or later.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable REST endpoint
allBlock access to the vulnerable '/wp-json/bfe/v1/revert' endpoint using web server rules or security plugins.
# Apache .htaccess
RewriteRule ^wp-json/bfe/v1/revert - [F,L]
# Nginx configuration
location ~* ^/wp-json/bfe/v1/revert { deny all; }
Disable plugin
allTemporarily disable the WP Front User Submit plugin until patched.
# WordPress CLI
wp plugin deactivate front-editor
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network access controls to limit REST API access to trusted IPs only.
- Enable detailed logging and monitoring for unauthorized media deletion attempts.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for WP Front User Submit version 5.0.0 or earlier.Check Version:
wp plugin list --name='front-editor' --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm plugin version is 5.0.1 or later in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to '/wp-json/bfe/v1/revert' from unauthenticated users
- Unexpected media file deletions in WordPress media library logs
Network Indicators:
- Unusual traffic patterns to REST API endpoints from external IPs
- HTTP 200 responses to '/wp-json/bfe/v1/revert' without authentication
SIEM Query:
source="web_server" AND (url="/wp-json/bfe/v1/revert" OR url="*bfe/v1/revert*") AND (user="-" OR user="anonymous")