High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 10, 2024· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2024-8268
CVE-2024-8268
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.
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Affected products
2- Range: <=2.2.4
- vinoth06/Frontend Dashboardv5Range: 0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3147868/frontend-dashboard/tags/2.2.5/route/class-fed-request.phpnvdPatch
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7d66694a-c99f-44f8-8004-1a47ad9f9250nvdThird Party Advisory
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/frontend-dashboard/tags/2.2.4/route/class-fed-request.phpnvdIssue Tracking
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