PZ Frontend Manager <= 1.0.6 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary User Deletion via 'dataType' Parameter
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The PZ Frontend Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to and including 1.0.6. The pzfm_user_request_action_callback() function, registered via the wp_ajax_pzfm_user_request_action action hook, lacks both capability checks and nonce verification. This function handles user activation, deactivation, and deletion operations. When the 'dataType' parameter is set to 'delete', the function calls wp_delete_user() on all provided user IDs without verifying that the current user has the appropriate permissions. Notably, the similar pzfm_remove_item_callback() function does check pzfm_can_delete_user() before performing deletions, indicating this was an oversight. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary WordPress users (including administrators) by sending a crafted request to the AJAX endpoint.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| projectzealous01 | PZ Frontend Manager | up to 1.0.6 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- PZ Frontend Manager Vendorprojectzealous01 Affected up to 1.0.6 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-3477
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qm3x-rf89-9v8m
References
Other 7
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/90d8e345-b549-493b-a84b-abe56ab42a04?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/pz-frontend-manager/trunk/admin/includes/ajax-hooks.php#L331
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/pz-frontend-manager/tags/1.0.6/admin/includes/ajax-hooks.php#L331
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/pz-frontend-manager/trunk/admin/includes/ajax-hooks.php#L292
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/pz-frontend-manager/tags/1.0.6/admin/includes/ajax-hooks.php#L292
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/pz-frontend-manager/trunk/admin/includes/ajax-hooks.php#L290
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/pz-frontend-manager/tags/1.0.6/admin/includes/ajax-hooks.php#L290
Sources
- CVE-2026-3477 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-3477 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qm3x-rf89-9v8m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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