Description
The ACF Frontend Admin by DynamiApps WordPress plugin through 3.29.13 does not perform a capability check on one of its form-submission actions before writing submitted values into the site's global ACF options store, allowing unauthenticated visitors to overwrite site-wide option values via a public form.
Published: 2026-10-17
Score: n/a
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: Privilege Escalation
Action: Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

The plugin ACF Frontend Admin by DynamiApps for WordPress, versions up to 3.29.13, fails to perform a capability check when a form submission is processed. The unrestricted write to the site‑wide ACF options store allows any visitor, without authentication, to overwrite global configuration values. This results in unauthorized modification of site settings, potentially changing theme behavior, disabling security features, or facilitating further exploitation. The underlying weakness is a lack of access control.

Affected Systems

WordPress sites that have installed the ACF Frontend Admin by DynamiApps plugin, specifically any deployment using version 3.29.13 or earlier. The plugin vendor is unknown, but the affected product is identified by the CNA as "ACF Frontend Admin by DynamiApps".

Risk and Exploitability

The vulnerability is easy to exploit because it requires only the submission of a crafted form that targets the ACF options page. An attacker does not need any credentials or elevated privileges. Although the CVSS and EPSS scores are not provided, the lack of an authentication requirement makes the risk high for sites that rely on the default settings of this plugin. The vulnerability is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, but its potential impact on configuration integrity makes it a priority for remediation.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 17, 2026 at 07:24 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade the plugin to version 3.29.14 or later
  • Disable or remove the plugin if it is not required for site functionality
  • Verify that the ACF options page is protected by appropriate capability checks and perform a manual audit of existing option values to ensure no unintended modifications have occurred

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 17, 2026 at 07:24 UTC.

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History

Sat, 17 Oct 2026 07:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-284
CWE-640

Sat, 17 Oct 2026 06:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The ACF Frontend Admin by DynamiApps WordPress plugin through 3.29.13 does not perform a capability check on one of its form-submission actions before writing submitted values into the site's global ACF options store, allowing unauthenticated visitors to overwrite site-wide option values via a public form.
Title Frontend Admin by DynamiApps <= 3.29.13 - Unauthenticated ACF Options Page Field Update via Form Submission
References

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-17T06:00:14.821Z

Reserved: 2026-08-26T18:15:03.546Z

Link: CVE-2026-81343

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-17T06:16:33.710

Modified: 2026-10-17T06:16:33.710

Link: CVE-2026-81343

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-17T07:30:04Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-284

    Improper Access Control

  • CWE-640

    Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password