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CVE-2026-75816: Technical Details & Mitigation

What is CVE-2026-75816 and which software is affected?

CVE-2026-75816 is a critical Improper Authentication (CWE-287) vulnerability in the Frontend Admin by DynamiApps WordPress plugin, affecting all versions up to and including 3.29.12. The flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to overwrite arbitrary user records, including administrator accounts, and take them over via WordPress’s native password-reset flow. The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (Critical). Affected software: Frontend Admin by DynamiApps (vendor: shabti), all versions ≤ 3.29.12. Note: Only this plugin and version range are affected; other plugins are not impacted. Source.

How can organizations mitigate the risk from CVE-2026-75816?

To mitigate CVE-2026-75816, upgrade Frontend Admin by DynamiApps to version 3.29.13 or later, where authorization checks have been corrected. If immediate patching is not possible, disable or restrict access to the plugin’s frontend form submission endpoints, monitor for unexpected user email-address changes (especially for administrator accounts), and enforce multi-factor authentication so a password-reset alone cannot complete an account takeover. Review WordPress user accounts for unauthorized email changes and force password resets for any affected accounts. Note: Delaying patching increases the risk of account takeover. Source.

What is the attack vector and impact of CVE-2026-75816?

The attack vector is network-based and requires no authentication or user interaction. An attacker submits a crafted frontend form request with a non-numeric identifier, bypassing authorization checks and overwriting any user’s registered email address, including administrators. This enables the attacker to trigger WordPress’s built-in password-reset process and seize control of the account. The impact is critical: full account takeover is possible. Note: This vulnerability does not require credentials or prior access. Source.

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CVE-2026-75816 – Authentication Bypass / Account Takeover – Frontend Admin by DynamiApps ≤ 3.29.12

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Summary

CVE-2026-75816 is a critical Improper Authentication (CWE-287) vulnerability in the Frontend Admin by DynamiApps WordPress plugin, affecting all versions up to and including 3.29.12. The flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to overwrite arbitrary user records — including administrator accounts — and take them over via WordPress’s native password-reset flow. It carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (Critical).

Technical details

  • Root cause: the plugin’s pre_update_value function performs no capability or ownership check before applying a submitted value to a user record.
  • The ActionPost::conditions_logic() method’s current_user_can('edit_post') authorization gate is bypassed whenever the supplied post ID is non-numeric (e.g., a string such as user_1), causing the request to be routed to a user record instead of a post.
  • Attack vector: network, no authentication or user interaction required — an attacker submits a crafted frontend form request with a non-numeric identifier.
  • Impact: an unauthenticated attacker can overwrite any user’s registered email address, including an administrator’s, then trigger WordPress’s built-in password-reset process to seize control of that account.

Affected software

  • Frontend Admin by DynamiApps (WordPress plugin, vendor: shabti) — all versions up to and including 3.29.12

Severity

  • CVSS v3.1 Base Score: 9.8 (Critical)
  • Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Mitigation and recommended actions

  • Immediate: upgrade Frontend Admin by DynamiApps to version 3.29.13 or later, where the authorization checks in pre_update_value and ActionPost::conditions_logic() have been corrected.
  • If immediate patching is not possible: disable or restrict access to the plugin’s frontend form submission endpoints, monitor for unexpected user email-address changes (particularly for administrator accounts), and enforce multi-factor authentication so a password-reset alone cannot complete an account takeover.
  • Review WordPress user accounts for unauthorized email changes and force password resets for any accounts found to be affected.

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