CVE-2024-8420

DHVC Form <= 2.4.7 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation

Published Feb 28, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The DHVC Form plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.7. This is due to the plugin allowing a user to supply the 'role' field when registering. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to register as an administrator on sites.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-53961 The DHVC Form plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.7. This is due to the plugin allowing a user to supply the 'role' field when registering. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to register as an administrator on sites.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Sitesao
Sitesao dhvc Form
Weaknesses CWE-269
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:sitesao:dhvc_form:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Vendors & Products Sitesao
Sitesao dhvc Form
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The DHVC Form plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.7. This is due to the plugin allowing a user to supply the 'role' field when registering. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to register as an administrator on sites.
Title DHVC Form <= 2.4.7 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
Weaknesses CWE-266
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Wordfence
Published
Updated
Apr 8, 2026, 5:29 PM
Reserved
Sep 4, 2024, 1:55 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Feb 28, 2025, 9:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 8:22 AM