CVE-2024-11721

Dec. 14, 2024, 9:15 a.m.

8.1
High

Description

The Frontend Admin by DynamiApps plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 3.24.5. This is due to insufficient controls on the user role select field when utilizing the 'Role' field in a form. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create new administrative user accounts, even when the administrative user role has not been provided as an option to the user, granted that unauthenticated users have been provided access to the form.

Product(s) Impacted

Product Versions
Frontend Admin by DynamiApps plugin for WordPress
  • ['up to 3.24.5']

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-269
Improper Privilege Management
The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3204192/acf-frontend-form-element/trunk/main/frontend/fields/user/class-role.php
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e9fdc833-8384-42c0-ad9b-72e5b6351964?source=cve

Tags

security@wordfence.com
CWE-269
2024-12-14
CVE-2024-11721

CVSS Score

8.1 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: HIGH
  • Privileges Required: NONE
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
  • Integrity Impact: HIGH
  • Availability Impact: HIGH

    • CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Timeline

Published: Dec. 14, 2024, 9:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Dec. 14, 2024, 9:15 a.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

security@wordfence.com

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