Reflected XSS via printed request parameters
Published Jun 7, 2023 · Updated Apr 8, 2026
Reflected XSS in WP Quick FrontEnd Editor 5.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute scripts through crafted save_content_front requests. The save_content_front function passes the complete user-supplied $_REQUEST array to print_r without sanitization or output escaping. No authentication is required, but a user must follow an attacker-controlled link; successful exploitation runs script in that user's browser context.
Summary
What happened
Reflected XSS in WP Quick FrontEnd Editor 5.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute scripts through crafted save_content_front requests. The save_content_front function passes the complete user-supplied $_REQUEST array to print_r without sanitization or output escaping. No authentication is required, but a user must follow an attacker-controlled link; successful exploitation runs script in that user's browser context.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2021-4363
- Published
- Jun 7, 2023
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Vendor
- Labib Ahmed
- Product
- WP Quick FrontEnd Editor
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1204.001
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jun 7, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=5.5
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Attacks
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- NinTechNet WP Quick FrontEnd Editor technical disclosureproof of concept · demonstrated
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