CVE-2025-12569: unknown guest posting / frontend posting / front editor Open Redirect
CVSS: 4.7v3.1MediumDeferred
Published 24-11-2025Last modified 24-11-2025
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2025-12569 is a medium (CVSS 4.7) Open Redirect vulnerability in unknown guest posting / frontend posting / front editor. EPSS estimates a 0.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 8.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded. Fixed in 5.0.0.
CVSS score
4.7/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)EPSS score
0.20%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference
Timeline
- 24-11-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 24-11-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 versionMedium 4.7Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:NSourcesAll 3 agree
- NVDNIST4.7MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
- wordfenceSource4.7MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.20%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
9%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.20% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score0.20%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (wpscan.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Unknown1 product
Wordpress1 product
- front-editor≤ 4.9.5 (fixed in 5.0.0)
2 vendors · 2 products