CVE-2024-8420 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

https://codecanyon.net/item/dhvc-form-wordpress-form-for-visual-composer/8326593 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e4d51a0c-c625-4732-b345-df02971fbffa?source=cve

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

9.8