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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Remote, unauthenticated, no interaction, low complexity against default configs; admin account takeover yields full confidentiality, integrity, and availability control over the site.
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CVSS VectorVendor: Wordfence
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The Frontend Admin by DynamiApps plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass to Account Takeover in all versions up to, and including, 3.29.12. This is due to the pre_update_value function lacking any capability or ownership check, and ActionPost::conditions_logic() short-circuiting its current_user_can('edit_post') authorization gate whenever the post ID is non-numeric - such as the string user_1 - allowing unauthenticated form submissions to be routed to arbitrary user records without restriction. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to overwrite any user's registered email address, including an administrator's, and then leverage WordPress's native password-reset flow to fully take over the targeted account.
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AnalysisAI
Unauthenticated account takeover in the Frontend Admin by DynamiApps WordPress plugin (all versions through 3.29.12) lets remote attackers overwrite any user's email address - including an administrator's - and then hijack the account via WordPress's built-in password-reset flow. The flaw stems from a missing capability check in pre_update_value combined with an authorization gate that is silently bypassed when a non-numeric post identifier (e.g. …
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| Exploitation | Exploitation requires a WordPress site running Frontend Admin by DynamiApps <= 3.29.12 with at least one published, network-reachable frontend form that maps submissions to WordPress user records (a user-email/profile edit form). … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment. |
| Risk Assessment | This scores CVSS 9.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N, full C/I/A impact), and the description strongly supports the high-severity reading: exploitation is network-based, requires no authentication, no user interaction, and works against default configurations wherever a Frontend Admin user-edit form is reachable. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in. |
| Exploit Scenario | Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in. |
| Remediation | Update the Frontend Admin by DynamiApps plugin to the first release above 3.29.12 that incorporates the fix from WordPress plugin changeset 3664865 (https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3664865/acf-frontend-form-element); confirm the installed version is patched, since all builds through 3.29.12 are affected. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report. |
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Within 24 hours, immediately disable and remove the DynamiApps plugin from all WordPress installations to eliminate attack surface. …
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EUVD-2026-72044
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