High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Feb 26, 2026· Updated Apr 15, 2026
CVE-2026-1565
CVE-2026-1565
Description
The User Frontend: AI Powered Frontend Posting, User Directory, Profile, Membership & User Registration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to incorrect file type validation in the 'WPUF_Admin_Settings::check_filetype_and_ext' function and in the 'Admin_Tools::check_filetype_and_ext' function in all versions up to, and including, 4.2.8. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.
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Affected products
1- Range: <=4.2.8
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-user-frontend/trunk/admin/class-admin-settings.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-user-frontend/trunk/admin/class-admin-settings.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-user-frontend/trunk/includes/Admin/Admin_Tools.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-user-frontend/trunk/includes/Admin/Admin_Tools.phpnvd
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3468395/wp-user-frontend/trunk/includes/Admin/Admin_Tools.phpnvd
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2c358cbe-7600-43a1-94a3-1530cdb5a9f3nvd
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