CVEvulnerability
CVE-2026-18432
9.8 CRITICAL
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- Status
- Deferred
- Published
- 2026-08-16
- Last modified
- 2026-08-20
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-269
Description
The Frontend Admin by DynamiApps plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 3.29.9. The vulnerability exists because `ActionUser::conditions_logic()` gates the `current_user_can('edit_user', $user_id)` authorization check behind an `is_numeric()` test, causing the check to be skipped entirely when `$user_id` is a non-numeric string — a condition that can be induced by passing a crafted value such as `1one` through the unvalidated `item_id` parameter of the unauthenticated `wp_ajax_nopriv_frontend_admin/forms/change_form` AJAX endpoint. This makes it possible for attackers to escalate privileges to administrator by obtaining a server-signed `_acf_objects` payload carrying the non-numeric user ID, which WordPress subsequently coerces to integer 1 (the default administrator), allowing the attacker to overwrite that account's password or email address. Exploitation by unauthenticated users requires a public-facing frontend user form to be configured; in all other cases a subscriber-level account is sufficient.
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management weakness
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/acf-frontend-form-element/tags/3.29.3/main/frontend/forms/actions/user.php#L565 plugins.trac.wordpress.org
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/acf-frontend-form-element/tags/3.29.3/main/frontend/forms/actions/user.php#L680 plugins.trac.wordpress.org
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/acf-frontend-form-element/tags/3.29.3/main/frontend/forms/classes/display.php#L1654 plugins.trac.wordpress.org
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/acf-frontend-form-element/tags/3.29.3/main/frontend/forms/classes/display.php#L1953 plugins.trac.wordpress.org
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/acf-frontend-form-element/tags/3.29.3/main/frontend/forms/classes/display.php#L37 plugins.trac.wordpress.org
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/acf-frontend-form-element/tags/3.29.9/main/frontend/forms/actions/user.php#L565 plugins.trac.wordpress.org
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/acf-frontend-form-element/tags/3.29.9/main/frontend/forms/actions/user.php#L680 plugins.trac.wordpress.org
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/acf-frontend-form-element/tags/3.29.9/main/frontend/forms/classes/display.php#L1654 plugins.trac.wordpress.org
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/acf-frontend-form-element/tags/3.29.9/main/frontend/forms/classes/display.php#L1953 plugins.trac.wordpress.org
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/acf-frontend-form-element/tags/3.29.9/main/frontend/forms/classes/display.php#L37 plugins.trac.wordpress.org
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3633030%40acf-frontend-form-element&new=3633030%40acf-frontend-form-element plugins.trac.wordpress.org
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/01404fad-7b5a-485a-b557-c608fe25e6c9?source=cve www.wordfence.com