Privilege escalation in Sitesao Dhvc Form
CVE-2024-8420
The DHVC Form plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.7. This is due to the plugin allowing a user to supply the 'role' field when registering. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to register as an administrator on sites.
EPSS: 0.005 (41.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Sitesao Dhvc Form — versions 0
- Sitesao Dhvc_form
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
- security@wordfence.com (Product)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-8420?
- CVE-2024-8420 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Sitesao Dhvc Form, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-02-28.
- How severe is CVE-2024-8420?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-8420 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.