CVE-2024-8268 (GCVE-0-2024-8268)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-09-10 02:05 – Updated: 2026-04-08 17:02
VLAI
Title
Frontend Dashboard <= 2.2.4 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Function Call
Summary
The Frontend Dashboard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized code execution due to insufficient filtering on callable methods/functions via the ajax_request() function in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to call arbitrary functions that can be leverage for privilege escalation by changing user's passwords.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-09-10 13:41 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Assigner
Wordfence CNA
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
vinoth06 Frontend Dashboard Affected: 0 , ≤ 2.2.4 (semver)
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buffercode frontend_dashboard Affected: 0 , ≤ 2.2.4 (semver)
    cpe:2.3:a:buffercode:frontend_dashboard:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Credits
Lucio Sá
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