CVE-2024-3729 Frontend Admin by DynamiApps <= 3.19.4 - Improper Missing Encryption Exception Handling to Form Manipulation
Unauthenticated attackers can bypass encryption checks to escalate privileges or hijack accounts if the OpenSSL extension is missing.
- 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-2024-3729?
CVE-2024-3729 is a critical vulnerability in shabti Frontend Admin by DynamiApps, published on 2 May 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 improper missing encryption exception handling on the 'fea_encrypt' function in all versions up to, and including, 3.19.4. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to manipulate the user processing forms, which can be used to add and edit administrator user for privilege escalation, or to automatically log in users for authentication bypass, or manipulate the post processing form that can be used to inject arbitrary web scripts. This can only be exploited if the 'openssl' php extension is not loaded on the server.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-3729?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dynamiapps Frontend Admin.
How do I fix CVE-2024-3729?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-3729 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-3729 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-3729 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in shabti Frontend Admin by DynamiApps
- CVE-2023-51411 WordPress Frontend Admin by DynamiApps Plugin <= 3.18.3 is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Upload
- CVE-2024-11721 Frontend Admin by DynamiApps <= 3.24.5 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2024-11720 Frontend Admin by DynamiApps <= 3.24.5 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- CVE-2025-26987 WordPress Frontend Admin by DynamiApps plugin <= 3.25.17 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- CVE-2024-11722 Frontend Admin by DynamiApps <= 3.25.1 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gx29-8g9g-89w4.