Frontend Dashboard Plugin up to 1.0/1.5.10/2.2.7 on WordPress ajax_request authorization

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Frontend Dashboard Plugin up to 1.0/1.5.10/2.2.7 on WordPress. Affected by this issue is the function ajax_request. The manipulation leads to authorization. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-4473. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in Frontend Dashboard Plugin up to 1.0/1.5.10/2.2.7 on WordPress. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function ajax_request. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-4473 since 05/08/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/13/2025).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-14372). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Type

• WordPress Plugin

Name

• Frontend Dashboard Plugin

Version

• 1.0
• 1.5.0
• 1.5.1
• 1.5.2
• 1.5.3
• 1.5.4
• 1.5.5
• 1.5.6
• 1.5.7
• 1.5.8
• 1.5.9
• 1.5.10
• 2.2.0
• 2.2.1
• 2.2.2
• 2.2.3
• 2.2.4
• 2.2.5
• 2.2.6
• 2.2.7

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