CVE-2025-4474
HIGH
8.8
CVSS 3.1
Description
The Frontend Dashboard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation due to a missing capability check on the fed_admin_setting_form_function() function in versions 1.0 to 2.2.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to overwrite the plugin’s 'register' role setting to make new user registrations default to the administrator role, leading to an elevation of privileges to that of an administrator.
Affected WordPress components
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Frontend Dashboard Plugin · frontend-dashboardFrom 1.0 (including) to 2.2.7 (including)View on WordPress.org
A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.
Affected products and versions
- vinoth06 Frontend Dashboard — From 1.0 (including) to 2.2.7 (including)
References
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/frontend-dashboard/tags/2.2.7/includes/admin/request/admin.php#L26
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/frontend-dashboard/tags/2.2.7/includes/admin/request/tabs/login.php#L14
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3290623/
- wordpress.org https://wordpress.org/plugins/frontend-dashboard/#developers
- www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/fb61159a-e501-4c55-a384-b6049e0f0bc8?source=cve
- nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record