CVE-2025-4473

Description

The Frontend Dashboard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation due to a missing capability check on the ajax_request() function in versions 1.0 to 2.2.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to control where the plugin sends outgoing emails. By pointing SMTP to their own server, attackers could capture password reset emails intended for administrators, and elevate their privileges for full site takeover.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2025-05-08 | Published 2025-05-13 | Updated 2025-05-13 | Assigner Wordfence

Problem types

CWE-285 Improper Authorization

Product status

Timeline

Credits

Kenneth Dunn finder

References

www.wordfence.com/...-b024-4b3f-af67-b7fcb997d368?source=cve

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/....7/route/class-fed-request.php

wordpress.org/plugins/frontend-dashboard/

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...ludes/admin/function-admin.php

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/..._tab/email/class-fed-email.php

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3290623/

cve.org (CVE-2025-4473)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2025-4473)

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