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: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Unauthorized configuration modification
Action: Assess
AI Analysis

Impact

The ACF Frontend Admin by DynamiApps WordPress plugin, up to version 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. Because submitted data is written directly to those options without verifying the user’s permissions, an attacker can overwrite any site‑wide option value. This unauthorized change can alter theme behavior, disable security settings, or otherwise compromise the configuration of the website, thereby impacting the integrity of the system.

Affected Systems

WordPress installations that have the ACF Frontend Admin by DynamiApps plugin installed, specifically using any version 3.29.13 or earlier. The vendor is listed as Unknown:ACF Frontend Admin by DynamiApps. Any site that relies on this plugin for front‑end form functionality may be affected.

Risk and Exploitability

Exploiting the flaw requires only the submission of a crafted form; no authentication or elevated privileges are needed. The CVSS score of 5.3 reflects a moderate severity, while the EPSS score of less than 1% indicates a low probability of exploitation at this time. The vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Based on the description, it is inferred that the attacker can manipulate global settings by targeting the options page, making the risk moderate for sites that do not restrict the form to privileged users.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 18, 2026 at 23:52 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Restrict public form access to authenticated users or users with the appropriate capabilities.
  • If updating immediately is not possible, remove or disable the exposed form or implement a capability check in custom code to prevent unauthorized submissions.
  • Enable logging and audit of ACF options changes to detect unintended modifications.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 18, 2026 at 23:52 UTC.

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories

No advisories yet.

History

Wed, 21 Oct 2026 20:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions frontend Admin By Dynamiapps
Vendors & Products Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions frontend Admin By Dynamiapps

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000

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

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 12:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-862
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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

Subscriptions

Wordpress-extensions Frontend Admin By Dynamiapps
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-18T11:12:31.936Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-81343

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-18T10:59:31.507Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

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

Modified: 2026-10-19T21:04:50.950

Link: CVE-2026-81343

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-21T20:21:14Z

Weaknesses