CVE-2024-8420: CWE-266 Incorrect Privilege Assignment in SiteSao DHVC Form
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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The DHVC Form plugin for WordPress contains an incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability (CWE-266) that allows unauthenticated users to specify their user role during registration. This flaw enables attackers to escalate privileges by registering as administrators on affected sites running versions up to and including 2.4.7. The vulnerability is remotely exploitable without authentication and requires no user interaction, resulting in full compromise of affected installations.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation grants an attacker administrative privileges on the affected WordPress site, compromising confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This can lead to full site takeover, including modification or deletion of content, installation of malicious code, and disruption of service.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, it is recommended to disable or remove the DHVC Form plugin or restrict registration functionality to trusted users only. Monitor vendor channels for updates and apply patches promptly once available.
CVE-2024-8420: CWE-266 Incorrect Privilege Assignment in SiteSao DHVC Form
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.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The DHVC Form plugin for WordPress contains an incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability (CWE-266) that allows unauthenticated users to specify their user role during registration. This flaw enables attackers to escalate privileges by registering as administrators on affected sites running versions up to and including 2.4.7. The vulnerability is remotely exploitable without authentication and requires no user interaction, resulting in full compromise of affected installations.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation grants an attacker administrative privileges on the affected WordPress site, compromising confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This can lead to full site takeover, including modification or deletion of content, installation of malicious code, and disruption of service.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, it is recommended to disable or remove the DHVC Form plugin or restrict registration functionality to trusted users only. Monitor vendor channels for updates and apply patches promptly once available.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-09-04T13:55:12.359Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6c28b7ef31ef0b560929
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:39:52 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 8:25:42 AM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 2:05:21 AM
Views: 13
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