Guest Posting, Frontend Posting, Front Editor Plugin redirect

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Guest Posting, Frontend Posting, Front Editor Plugin up to 4.x on WordPress. It has been declared as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation results in redirect. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-12569. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Guest Posting, Frontend Posting, Front Editor Plugin up to 4.x on WordPress. Affected is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a redirect vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-601. A web application accepts a user-controlled input that specifies a link to an external site, and uses that link in a Redirect. This simplifies phishing attacks. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

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

The weakness was published by Bob Matyas. The advisory is shared for download at wpscan.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-12569 since 10/31/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1204.001.

Upgrading to version 5.0.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.4

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Redirect
CWE: CWE-601
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Guest Posting, Frontend Posting, Front Editor Plugin 5.0.0

Timelineinfo

10/31/2025 CVE reserved
11/24/2025 +24 days Advisory disclosed
11/24/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
11/24/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Researcher: Bob Matyas
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-12569 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-12569
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-333360

Entryinfo

Created: 11/24/2025 09:46
Changes: 11/24/2025 09:46 (56)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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