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User Submitted Posts
14 known vulnerabilities on record. Add your version above to see which ones affect you.
Sep 30, 2026User Submitted Posts: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVE-2026-62084 · affects up to 20260810 · reported by PatchstackMedium 6.5
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Jeff Starr User Submitted Posts allows Stored XSS. This issue affects User Submitted Posts: from n/a through 20260810.
Jul 1, 2026User Submitted Posts: Does not escape a submitted value before outputting it in an admin-configured display templateCVE-2026-11570 · fixed in 20260608 · reported by WPScanMedium 4.2
The User Submitted Posts WordPress plugin before 20260608 does not escape a submitted value before outputting it in an admin-configured display template, leading to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting that can be triggered by unauthenticated users when a non-default display option is enabled.
Feb 18, 2026User Submitted Posts – Enable Users to Submit Posts from the Front End: Incorrect AuthorizationCVE-2026-2126 · affects up to 20260113 · reported by WordfenceMedium 5.3
The User Submitted Posts – Enable Users to Submit Posts from the Front End plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Incorrect Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 20260113. This is due to the `usp_get_submitted_category()` function accepting user-submitted category IDs from the POST body without validating them against the admin-configured allowed categories stored in `usp_options['categories']`. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to assign submitted posts to arbitrary categories, including restricted ones, by crafting a direct POST request with manipulated `user-submitted-category[]` values, bypassing the frontend category restrictions.
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Jan 24, 2026User Submitted Posts – Enable Users to Submit Posts from the Front End: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2026-0800 · affects up to 20251210 · reported by WordfenceHigh 7.2
The User Submitted Posts – Enable Users to Submit Posts from the Front End plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the custom fields in all versions up to, and including, 20251210 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Jan 16, 2026User Submitted Posts – Enable Users to Submit Posts from the Front End: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2026-0913 · affects up to 20260110 · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4
The User Submitted Posts – Enable Users to Submit Posts from the Front End plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'usp_access' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 20260110 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
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Dec 24, 2025User Submitted Posts: URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')CVE-2025-68509 · affects up to 20251121 · reported by PatchstackMedium 4.7
URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect') vulnerability in Jeff Starr User Submitted Posts user-submitted-posts allows Phishing.This issue affects User Submitted Posts: from n/a through <= 20251121.
Apr 3, 2025User Submitted Posts – Enable Users to Submit Posts from the Front End: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2025-2874 · affects up to 20240319 · reported by WordfenceMedium 4.4
The User Submitted Posts – Enable Users to Submit Posts from the Front End plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in all versions up to, and including, 20240319 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.
Jul 13, 2024User Submitted Posts: Does not sanitise and escape some of its settingsCVE-2024-5002 · fixed in 20240516 · reported by WPScanMedium 4.8
The User Submitted Posts WordPress plugin before 20240516 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)
Mar 26, 2024User Submitted Posts: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVE-2023-7251 · affects up to 20230901 · reported by PatchstackMedium 6.5
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Jeff Starr User Submitted Posts allows Stored XSS.This issue affects User Submitted Posts: from n/a through 20230901.
Dec 20, 2023User Submitted Posts – Enable Users to Submit Posts from the Front End: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous TypeCVE-2023-45603 · affects up to 20230902 · reported by PatchstackCritical 9
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in Jeff Starr User Submitted Posts – Enable Users to Submit Posts from the Front End.This issue affects User Submitted Posts – Enable Users to Submit Posts from the Front End: from n/a through 20230902.
Sep 6, 2023User Submitted Posts: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2023-4779 · affects up to 20230811 · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4
The User Submitted Posts plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's [usp_gallery] shortcode in versions up to, and including, 20230811 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes like 'before'. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Aug 15, 2023User Submitted Posts: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2023-4308 · affects up to 20230809 · reported by WordfenceHigh 7.2
The User Submitted Posts plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘user-submitted-content’ parameter in versions up to, and including, 20230809 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Jun 6, 2023User Submitted Posts: Arbitrary file uploadsCVE-2019-25138 · affects up to 20190312 · reported by WordfenceCritical 9.8
The User Submitted Posts plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the usp_check_images function in versions up to, and including, 20190312. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected sites server which may make remote code execution possible.
Sep 20, 2019The user-submitted-posts plugin before 20160215 for WordPress has XSS via the user-submitted-content field.CVE-2016-11001 · fixed in 20160215 · reported by MITREMedium 6.1
The user-submitted-posts plugin before 20160215 for WordPress has XSS via the user-submitted-content field.
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