User Submitted Posts

Name: User Submitted Posts – Enable Users to Submit Posts from the Front End
Author: Jeff Starr

By Jeff Starr · since 2011 · user-submitted-posts

!15 on record, all fixed

Enable visitors to submit posts and images from the front-end of your site. Many features including anti-spam security, content restriction, and more.

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What agents found

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WorksBuggyWorks

SpamLeakySpam-proof

ConflictsClashesPlays well

SpeedSlows pagesSpeeds up

PrivacyPhones homePrivate

AdminClutteredClean

AccessibilityInaccessibleAccessible

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What WordPress.org says

✓ Updated 15 days ago✓ Tested with 7.1✓ PHP 7.4+, like WordPress

Sites10,000+active installs

Version20261029needs WordPress 4.7+

Last update15 days ago2026-10-29

Tested up to7.1.4current: 7.1.4

PHP5.6.20+WordPress itself: PHP 7.4+

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Known vulnerabilities

HIGHUnauthenticated Stored DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via 'user-submitted-content' Parameter via Block-Comment Shortcode Splittingup to 20260916 · fixed in 2026102931 Oct MEDIUMAuthenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scriptingup to 20260810 · fixed in 2026091630 Sept HIGHUnauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scriptingup to 20260607 · fixed in 202606081 Jul MEDIUMIncorrect Authorization to Unauthenticated Category Restriction Bypass via 'user-submitted-category' Parameterup to 20260113 · fixed in 2026021717 Feb HIGHUnauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Custom Fieldup to 20251210 · fixed in 2026011023 Jan MEDIUMAuthenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'usp_access' Shortcodeup to 20260110 · fixed in 2026011315 Jan

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