CVE-2025-28988 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in aharonyan WP Front User Submit / Front Editor allows Reflected XSS. This issue affects WP Front User Submit / Front Editor: from n/a through 4.9.3.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Wordpress	Wordpress

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References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/front-editor/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-front-user-submit-front-editor-plugin-4-9-3-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Fri, 27 Jun 2025 14:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Fri, 27 Jun 2025 12:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in aharonyan WP Front User Submit / Front Editor allows Reflected XSS. This issue affects WP Front User Submit / Front Editor: from n/a through 4.9.3.
Title		WordPress WP Front User Submit / Front Editor plugin <= 4.9.3 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-79
References		https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/front-editor/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-front-user-submit-front-editor-plugin-4-9-3-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2025-06-27T11:52:41.821Z

Updated: 2025-06-27T13:41:58.140Z

Reserved: 2025-03-11T08:10:44.966Z

Link: CVE-2025-28988

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-06-27T12:42:52.719Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-06-27T12:15:32.850

Modified: 2025-06-30T18:38:48.477

Link: CVE-2025-28988

Redhat

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