Improper authorization in vinoth06 Frontend Dashboard
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-285.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-4473
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r5fm-cfwf-f9jw
References
Other 6
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2f3a10b5-b024-4b3f-af67-b7fcb997d368?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/frontend-dashboard/tags/2.2.7/route/class-fed-request.php#L35
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/frontend-dashboard/#developers
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/frontend-dashboard/tags/2.2.7/includes/admin/function-admin.php#L3055
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/frontend-dashboard/tags/2.2.7/includes/admin/layout/settings_tab/email/class-fed-email.php#L122
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3290623/
More vinoth06 vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-03644 Improper authorization in vinoth06 Frontend Dashboard CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-03991 Improper authorization in vinoth06 Frontend Dashboard CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-21606 WordPress Frontend Dashboard plugin <= 2.2.2 - Sensitive Data Exposure on PII vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-11798 Cross-site request forgery in vinoth06 User Generator and Importer CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-19551 WordPress Frontend Dashboard plugin <= 2.2.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2025-4473 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-4473 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r5fm-cfwf-f9jw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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