CVE detail
CVE-2026-18432
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.
Buzz score
Why this CVE is surfacing
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Buzz score components · mention 25.6 · diversity 6.5 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Why it matters now
Mention timeline
- Total mentions
- 12
- within the 30d window
- Peak daily
- 12
- highest bucket
Evidence
Source links by recency
12 source links · newest first
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/01404fad-7b5a-485a-b557-c608fe25e6c9?source=cvewww.wordfence.com
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Patchwww.wordfence.comAug 16, 2026, 5:16 AM - https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3633030%40acf-frontend-form-element&new=3633030%40acf-frontend-form-elementplugins.trac.wordpress.org
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Patchplugins.trac.wordpress.orgAug 16, 2026, 5:16 AM - https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/acf-frontend-form-element/tags/3.29.9/main/frontend/forms/classes/display.php#L37plugins.trac.wordpress.org
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Patchplugins.trac.wordpress.orgAug 16, 2026, 5:16 AM - https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/acf-frontend-form-element/tags/3.29.9/main/frontend/forms/classes/display.php#L1953plugins.trac.wordpress.org
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Patchplugins.trac.wordpress.orgAug 16, 2026, 5:16 AM - https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/acf-frontend-form-element/tags/3.29.9/main/frontend/forms/classes/display.php#L1654plugins.trac.wordpress.org
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Patchplugins.trac.wordpress.orgAug 16, 2026, 5:16 AM - https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/acf-frontend-form-element/tags/3.29.9/main/frontend/forms/actions/user.php#L680plugins.trac.wordpress.org
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Patchplugins.trac.wordpress.orgAug 16, 2026, 5:16 AM - https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/acf-frontend-form-element/tags/3.29.9/main/frontend/forms/actions/user.php#L565plugins.trac.wordpress.org
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Patchplugins.trac.wordpress.orgAug 16, 2026, 5:16 AM - https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/acf-frontend-form-element/tags/3.29.3/main/frontend/forms/classes/display.php#L37plugins.trac.wordpress.org
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Patchplugins.trac.wordpress.orgAug 16, 2026, 5:16 AM - https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/acf-frontend-form-element/tags/3.29.3/main/frontend/forms/classes/display.php#L1953plugins.trac.wordpress.org
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Patchplugins.trac.wordpress.orgAug 16, 2026, 5:16 AM - https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/acf-frontend-form-element/tags/3.29.3/main/frontend/forms/classes/display.php#L1654plugins.trac.wordpress.org
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Patchplugins.trac.wordpress.orgAug 16, 2026, 5:16 AM - https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/acf-frontend-form-element/tags/3.29.3/main/frontend/forms/actions/user.php#L680plugins.trac.wordpress.org
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Patchplugins.trac.wordpress.orgAug 16, 2026, 5:16 AM - https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/acf-frontend-form-element/tags/3.29.3/main/frontend/forms/actions/user.php#L565plugins.trac.wordpress.org
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Patchplugins.trac.wordpress.orgAug 16, 2026, 5:16 AM
Exploit code
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