Privilege escalation in Dynamiapps Frontend Admin
CVE-2024-11721
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.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.005 (43.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
- security@wordfence.com (Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-11721?
- CVE-2024-11721 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dynamiapps Frontend Admin, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2024-12-14.
- How severe is CVE-2024-11721?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-11721 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.