Products
Frontend Dashboard plugin for WordPress
- up to 2.2.4
Source
security@wordfence.com
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CVE-2024-8268 details
Published : Sept. 10, 2024, 3:15 a.m.
Last Modified : Sept. 10, 2024, 12:09 p.m.
Last Modified : Sept. 10, 2024, 12:09 p.m.
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.
CVSS Score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8.8 | 9 | 10 |
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Weakness
| Weakness | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CWE-94 | Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') | The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. |
CVSS Data
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Base Score
8.8
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
Base Severity
HIGH
Vector String : CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
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