Frontend Dashboard 1.5.10 - 2.2.7 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Account Takeover/Privilege Escalation via ajax_request Function
21Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 8.8epss 0.5%
exploitation probability
0.5%top 61% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
The Frontend Dashboard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation due to a missing capability check on the ajax_request() function in versions 1.0 to 2.2.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to control where the plugin sends outgoing emails. By pointing SMTP to their own server, attackers could capture password reset emails intended for administrators, and elevate their privileges for full site takeover.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
vinoth06 · Frontend DashboardReferences
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/frontend-dashboard/tags/2.2.7/includes/admin/function-admin.php#L3055https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/frontend-dashboard/tags/2.2.7/includes/admin/layout/settings_tab/email/class-fed-email.php#L122https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/frontend-dashboard/tags/2.2.7/route/class-fed-request.php#L35https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3290623/https://wordpress.org/plugins/frontend-dashboard/#developershttps://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2f3a10b5-b024-4b3f-af67-b7fcb997d368?source=cve