CVE-2026-42412 — WeDevs WP User Frontend Vulnerability

title: CVE-2026-42412 - WP User Frontend Missing Authorization
id: scw-2026-04-29-ai-1
status: experimental
level: high
description: |
  Detects attempts to exploit the CVE-2026-42412 vulnerability in WP User Frontend by targeting the admin-ajax.php endpoint with the 'wfu_frontend_upload' action, which is susceptible to missing authorization checks. A 200 status code indicates a successful request that bypassed authorization.
author: SCW Feed Engine (AI-generated)
date: 2026-04-29
references:
  - https://shimiscyberworld.com/posts/nvd-CVE-2026-42412/
tags:
  - attack.initial_access
  - attack.t1190
logsource:
    category: webserver
detection:
  selection:
      cs-uri|contains:
          - '/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php'
      cs-uri-query|contains:
          - 'action=wfu_frontend_upload'
      sc-status:
          - 200
  condition: selection
falsepositives:
  - Legitimate administrative activity

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