{"description":"Trending threats, MITRE ATT\u0026CK coverage, and detection metadata. Fed continuously.","favicon":"https://feed.craftedsignal.io/favicon-32x32.png","feed_url":"https://feed.craftedsignal.io/products/frontend-admin-by-dynamiapps/feed.json","home_page_url":"https://feed.craftedsignal.io/","icon":"https://feed.craftedsignal.io/apple-touch-icon.png","items":[{"_cs_actors":[],"_cs_cpes":[],"_cs_cves":[{"cvss":9.8,"id":"CVE-2026-18432"}],"_cs_exploited":false,"_cs_has_poc":false,"_cs_poc_references":[],"_cs_products":["Frontend Admin by DynamiApps"],"_cs_severities":["critical"],"_cs_tags":[],"_cs_type":"advisory","_cs_vendors":["DynamiApps"],"content_html":"\u003cp\u003eThe Frontend Admin by DynamiApps plugin for WordPress (versions 3.29.9 and earlier) contains a critical privilege escalation vulnerability. The issue originates in the \u003ccode\u003eActionUser::conditions_logic()\u003c/code\u003e function, which performs an inadequate authorization check when validating user permissions. By providing a non-numeric string, such as '1one', to the \u003ccode\u003eitem_id\u003c/code\u003e parameter within the \u003ccode\u003ewp_ajax_nopriv_frontend_admin/forms/change_form\u003c/code\u003e AJAX endpoint, attackers can bypass the \u003ccode\u003ecurrent_user_can('edit_user', $user_id)\u003c/code\u003e check entirely. Because WordPress core logic subsequently coerces this non-numeric input to the integer '1' (which typically corresponds to the primary administrator account), an attacker can perform unauthorized actions against that account, such as modifying credentials or email addresses. Successful exploitation requires either an unauthenticated user to access a public-facing form or a low-privileged subscriber account to initiate the request.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"impact\"\u003eImpact\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuccessful exploitation results in full administrative account takeover of the affected WordPress instance. This grants the attacker complete control over the site content, configuration, and potentially the underlying server environment, depending on installed plugins and server-side capabilities.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"recommendation\"\u003eRecommendation\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUpdate the Frontend Admin by DynamiApps plugin to the latest version immediately to patch the logic in \u003ccode\u003eActionUser::conditions_logic()\u003c/code\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf updating is not possible, disable the plugin and audit user account modifications for suspicious changes (e.g., unexpected email address or password updates).\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMonitor web server logs for high-frequency POST requests to \u003ccode\u003ewp-admin/admin-ajax.php\u003c/code\u003e that contain the query parameter \u003ccode\u003eaction=frontend_admin/forms/change_form\u003c/code\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n","date_modified":"2026-08-16T06:24:21Z","date_published":"2026-08-16T06:24:21Z","id":"https://feed.craftedsignal.io/briefs/2026-08-cve-2026-18432/","summary":"CVE-2026-18432 allows unauthenticated or subscriber-level attackers to escalate privileges to administrator via an improper authorization check in the Frontend Admin plugin for WordPress.","title":"Privilege Escalation in Frontend Admin by DynamiApps Plugin for WordPress","url":"https://feed.craftedsignal.io/briefs/2026-08-cve-2026-18432/"}],"language":"en","title":"CraftedSignal Threat Feed - Frontend Admin by DynamiApps","version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1.1"}