CVE-2026-11867
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Frontend Admin WordPress Plugin Taxonomy Term Privilege Escalation

Publication date: 2026-07-30

Last updated on: 2026-07-30

Assigner: WPScan

Description
The Frontend Admin by DynamiApps WordPress plugin before 3.29.7 does not perform capability checks on its taxonomy term creation, modification, and deletion operations, allowing authenticated users with low privileges (such as Subscribers) to create, rename, and delete arbitrary taxonomy terms.

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Published
2026-07-30
Last Modified
2026-07-30
Generated
2026-08-19
AI Q&A
2026-07-30
EPSS Evaluated
2026-08-18
NVD
CVE-2026-11867
EUVD
EUVD-2026-51003

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Vendor Product Version / Range
dynamiapps frontend_admin to 3.29.7 (exc)

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CWE ID Description
CWE-862 The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a missing authorization flaw in the Frontend Admin by DynamiApps WordPress plugin before version 3.29.7. It allows low-privilege users like Subscribers to create, modify, or delete taxonomy terms without proper permission checks. The plugin fails to verify user capabilities for these operations, bypassing WordPress's default role restrictions.

Detection Guidance

Check the installed version of the Frontend Admin by DynamiApps plugin. If it is below 3.29.7, the vulnerability is present. Use WordPress admin panel or run a command like 'wp plugin list' in the WordPress directory to verify the version.

Impact Analysis

An attacker with a low-privilege account could exploit this to alter website structure by creating, renaming, or deleting taxonomy terms. This could disrupt content organization, break site functionality, or enable further attacks if terms control access to sensitive data or features.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability could potentially impact compliance with GDPR and HIPAA by allowing unauthorized users to modify or delete taxonomy terms, which may include sensitive data classifications or metadata. Unauthorized changes could lead to improper data handling or loss of audit trails, violating regulatory requirements for data integrity and access control.

Mitigation Strategies

Update the Frontend Admin by DynamiApps plugin to version 3.29.7 or later immediately. If updating is not possible, consider disabling the plugin until the update is applied to prevent unauthorized taxonomy term modifications.

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