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WordPress Frontend Dashboard plugin privilege escalation vulnerability

Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-266Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Privilege escalation
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-266.

Summary

Incorrect privilege assignment in the Frontend Dashboard plugin (frontend-dashboard) by M A Vinoth Kumar allows privilege escalation in versions from n/a through 3.0.7. The flaw (CWE-266) lets a user gain higher privileges than intended. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates a remote attacker needs no privileges and no user interaction, with high impact to confidentiality, integrity and availability.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Description from the CNA

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in M A Vinoth Kumar Frontend Dashboard frontend-dashboard allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Frontend Dashboard: from n/a through 3.0.7.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0038 32nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
M A Vinoth KumarFrontend Dashboardup to 3.0.7—No fix listedCNA
  • Frontend Dashboard VendorM A Vinoth Kumar Affected up to 3.0.7 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for Frontend Dashboard.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-14 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-107424
  2. 2026-10-14 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  3. 2026-10-14 Alias added: GHSA-grrc-h2jw-4w99

References

  • TI-2025-29000 WordPress Frontend Dashboard plugin <= 2.2.5 - SQL Injection Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2025-29233 WordPress Category Widget plugin <= 2.0.2 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2024-35985 WordPress Random Banner plugin <= 4.2.12 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2025-31358 WordPress Frontend Dashboard plugin <= 2.2.8 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2024-23514 WordPress Random Banner plugin <= 4.2.12 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9

Sources