Unauthorized draft-post editing via missing authorization
Published Mar 25, 2026 · Updated Mar 25, 2026
Missing authorization in weDevs WP User Frontend 4.2.8 and earlier allows remote attackers to edit draft posts through frontend requests. The 4.2.9 vendor changelog identifies draft-post editing as the corrected locus but does not disclose the affected function, parameter, or exact omitted check. No authentication or user interaction is required, and exploitation permits unauthorized modification of draft-post content.
Summary
What happened
Missing authorization in weDevs WP User Frontend 4.2.8 and earlier allows remote attackers to edit draft posts through frontend requests. The 4.2.9 vendor changelog identifies draft-post editing as the corrected locus but does not disclose the affected function, parameter, or exact omitted check. No authentication or user interaction is required, and exploitation permits unauthorized modification of draft-post content.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-32485
- Published
- Mar 25, 2026
- Updated
- Mar 25, 2026
- Vendor
- HappyMonster
- Product
- WP User Frontend
- Classifications
- CWE-862, T1565.001
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 25, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 25, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=n/a <=<= 4.2.8 changes=[{"at":"4.2.9","status":"unaffected"}]
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Public exploit references
- Atomic Edge CVE-2026-32485 proof of conceptproof of concept · unverified
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