CVE-2025-14937
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2026-01-09
Last updated on: 2026-01-09
Assigner: Wordfence
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| dynamiapps | frontend_admin | to 3.28.23 (inc) |
| acf_frontend_form_element | acf_frontend_form_element | 3.28.2 |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-79 | The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. |
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AI Powered Q&A
Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue in the Frontend Admin by DynamiApps WordPress plugin. It occurs via the 'acff' parameter in the 'frontend_admin/forms/update_field' AJAX action due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This allows unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts that execute whenever a user accesses the affected page.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The vulnerability can allow attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts in the context of users visiting the affected pages. This can lead to theft of user credentials, session hijacking, defacement, or other malicious actions without requiring authentication, potentially compromising user data and site integrity.
What immediate steps should I take to mitigate this vulnerability?
To mitigate this vulnerability, update the Frontend Admin by DynamiApps plugin to a version later than 3.28.23 where the issue has been fixed. The changeset 3427236 for the related plugin 'acf-frontend-form-element' (version 3.28.2) includes fixes improving input validation and sanitization, which suggests applying similar updates or patches that address input sanitization and output escaping issues. Additionally, ensure that AJAX requests use proper nonce verification and that frontend form validation is robust to prevent injection of malicious scripts. [2]