CVE-2025-4473

HIGH EPSS 30.1%
Published May 13, 20251y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
8.8 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published May 13, 2025 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

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 Details

Base Score
8.8
Exploitability
2.8
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
30.1% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-285

References 6

  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/frontend-dashboard/tags/2.2.7/includes/admin/function-admin.php#L3055
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://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 https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/frontend-dashboard/tags/2.2.7/route/class-fed-request.php#L35
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3290623/
  • wordpress.org https://wordpress.org/plugins/frontend-dashboard/#developers
  • wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2f3a10b5-b024-4b3f-af67-b7fcb997d368?source=cve

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.