Description
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.
Published: 2024-09-10
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-49055 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.
History

Thu, 26 Sep 2024 16:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:buffercode:frontend_dashboard:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

Tue, 10 Sep 2024 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Buffercode
Buffercode frontend Dashboard
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:buffercode:frontend_dashboard:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Buffercode
Buffercode frontend Dashboard
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 10 Sep 2024 02:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title Frontend Dashboard <= 2.2.4 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Function Call
Weaknesses CWE-94
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Subscriptions

Buffercode Frontend Dashboard
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T17:02:54.880Z

Reserved: 2024-08-28T17:24:05.590Z

Link: CVE-2024-8268

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-09-10T13:43:03.563Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-09-10T03:15:03.690

Modified: 2024-09-26T16:15:31.053

Link: CVE-2024-8268

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses