CVE-2025-4473 json
Frontend Dashboard 1.5.10 - 2.2.7 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Account Takeover/Privilege Escalation via ajax_request Function
published last yr. modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2025-14372
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 41%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- buffercode frontend_dashboard 2.2.8
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- last yr.
Exploit prediction
0.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- vinoth06 Frontend Dashboard
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-285 Improper Authorization
- Technology feeds
References
- wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2f3a10b5-b024-4b3f-af67-b7fcb997d368?source=cve
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/frontend-dashboard/tags/2.2.7/route/class-fed-request.php#L35
- wordpress.org /plugins/frontend-dashboard/#developers
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/frontend-dashboard/tags/2.2.7/includes/admin/function-admin.php#L3055
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/frontend-dashboard/tags/2.2.7/includes/admin/layout/settings_tab/email/class-fed-email.php#L122
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /changeset/3290623/
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-4473
- NVD CVE-2025-4473
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