CVE-2026-14568: CWE-287 Improper Authentication in User Frontend: AI Powered Frontend Post Submission, User Directory, User Profile, Membership & User Registration
The User Frontend: AI Powered Frontend Post Submission, User Directory, User Profile, Membership & User Registration WordPress plugin before 4.3.8 does not correctly verify ownership before deleting an attachment, allowing unauthenticated attackers to permanently delete author-less attachments such as guest uploads and User Frontend: AI Powered Frontend Post Submission, User Directory, User Profile, Membership & User Registration WordPress plugin before 4.3.8-installed placeholder media.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-14568 is an improper authentication vulnerability (CWE-287) in the User Frontend WordPress plugin prior to version 4.3.8. The plugin fails to verify ownership correctly before allowing deletion of attachments, enabling unauthenticated attackers to permanently delete certain media files, including guest uploads and placeholder media associated with the plugin. This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (medium severity) with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, no confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and high availability impact.
Potential Impact
An unauthenticated attacker can delete attachments that do not have an author, such as guest uploads and placeholder media installed by the plugin. This results in a loss of availability of these media files. There is no confidentiality impact, but integrity is impacted at a low level due to unauthorized deletion of content.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or patch is currently documented. Until a patch is available, restrict access to the affected plugin features and monitor for suspicious deletion activity. Avoid using versions prior to 4.3.8 if possible.
CVE-2026-14568: CWE-287 Improper Authentication in User Frontend: AI Powered Frontend Post Submission, User Directory, User Profile, Membership & User Registration
Description
The User Frontend: AI Powered Frontend Post Submission, User Directory, User Profile, Membership & User Registration WordPress plugin before 4.3.8 does not correctly verify ownership before deleting an attachment, allowing unauthenticated attackers to permanently delete author-less attachments such as guest uploads and User Frontend: AI Powered Frontend Post Submission, User Directory, User Profile, Membership & User Registration WordPress plugin before 4.3.8-installed placeholder media.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-14568 is an improper authentication vulnerability (CWE-287) in the User Frontend WordPress plugin prior to version 4.3.8. The plugin fails to verify ownership correctly before allowing deletion of attachments, enabling unauthenticated attackers to permanently delete certain media files, including guest uploads and placeholder media associated with the plugin. This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (medium severity) with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, no confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and high availability impact.
Potential Impact
An unauthenticated attacker can delete attachments that do not have an author, such as guest uploads and placeholder media installed by the plugin. This results in a loss of availability of these media files. There is no confidentiality impact, but integrity is impacted at a low level due to unauthorized deletion of content.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or patch is currently documented. Until a patch is available, restrict access to the affected plugin features and monitor for suspicious deletion activity. Avoid using versions prior to 4.3.8 if possible.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-03T10:19:03.970Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a66f9419c2644c7f888b488
Added to database: 07/27/2026, 06:22:57 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 01:07:45 UTC
Last updated: 09/09/2026, 10:52:07 UTC
Views: 72
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