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WordPress Plugin: dhvc-form: CVE-2024-8420: Incorrect Privilege Assignment

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WordPress Plugin: dhvc-form: CVE-2024-8420: Incorrect Privilege Assignment

Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
02/27/2025
Created
05/16/2025
Added
05/15/2025
Modified
05/15/2025

Description

The DHVC Form plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.7. This is due to the plugin allowing a user to supply the 'role' field when registering. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to register as an administrator on sites.

Solution(s)

  • dhvc-form-plugin-cve-2024-8420

References

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