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CVE-2024-11721 Frontend Admin by DynamiApps <= 3.24.5 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation

High 8.1 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can create administrative accounts via insufficient role controls in Frontend Admin plugin forms if public access is enabled.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-11721?

CVE-2024-11721 is a high-severity vulnerability in shabti Frontend Admin by DynamiApps, published on 14 Dec 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-11721?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Dynamiapps Frontend Admin.

How do I fix CVE-2024-11721?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-11721 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-11721 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-11721 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vfr2-h7h9-x9fc.

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