Plugins · front-end-pm · data as of 2026-11-04
Is Front End PM safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 11.4.7
- Last updated
- 2026-10-12
- Active installs
- 4,000+
- Known issues on record
- 2
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 7.1.4 · PHP 7.1+
Front End PM is a Private Messaging system and a secure contact form to your WordPress site.This is full functioning messaging system from front end. — by Shamim Hasan
What to do
- Update to the latest version (11.4.7). Anything older than 11.4.7 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
- If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
- Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
- If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.
With WP-CLI: wp plugin get front-end-pm --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update front-end-pm updates it.
Check your version
Known vulnerabilities
2 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.
medium 6.5 CVE-2026-39788 · published 2026-10-06
Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Front End PM (11.4.6 and older)
- Affected
- 11.4.6 and older
- Fixed in
- 11.4.7 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Subscriber Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Front End PM <= 11.4.6 versions.
medium 6.5 CVE-2023-4930 · published 2023-11-06
Security issue in Front End PM (older than 11.4.3)
- Affected
- older than 11.4.3
- Fixed in
- 11.4.3
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
The Front End PM WordPress plugin before 11.4.3 does not block listing the contents of the directories where it stores attachments to private messages, allowing unauthenticated visitors to list and download private attachments if the autoindex feature of the web server is enabled.
Recent activity
- 2026-10-12 — latest release on wordpress.org (11.4.7).
- 2026-10-06 — Cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2026-39788), fixed in 11.4.7.
- 2023-11-06 — Security issue disclosed (CVE-2023-4930), fixed in 11.4.3.
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Browse vulnerabilities
Types found in this plugin: Cross-site scripting (XSS) (1)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/front-end-pm (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
- Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.
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