CVE-2026-18432 PUBLISHED

Frontend Admin by DynamiApps <= 3.29.9 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via 'item_id' Parameter

Assigner: Wordfence
Reserved: 30.07.2026 Published: 16.08.2026 Updated: 16.08.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 9.8

Product Status

Vendor shabti
Product Frontend Admin by DynamiApps
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 3.29.9 (incl.)

Credits

  • 밥김국 finder

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management CWE