CVE-2024-8420
CVSS 3.1 Score 9.8 of 10 (high)
Details
Published Feb 28, 2025
Updated: Mar 6, 2025
CWE ID 269
CWE ID 266
Summary
CVE-2024-8420 is a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting the DHVC Form plugin for WordPress. In all versions up to 2.4.7, the plugin allows users to register with a specified 'role' field. Unauthenticated attackers can exploit this weakness to register as an administrator, gaining elevated access to WordPress sites. This issue poses a serious risk to website security and requires immediate patching.
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