CVE-2025-4104 Missing authorization in Frontend Dashboard
Unauthenticated attackers can reset admin credentials and gain administrator privileges due to a missing capability check in the Frontend Dashboard plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-4104?
CVE-2025-4104 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in vinoth06 Frontend Dashboard, published on 7 May 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Frontend Dashboard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation due to a missing capability check on the fed_wp_ajax_fed_login_form_post() function in versions 1.0 to 2.2.6. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to reset the administrator’s email and password, and elevate their privileges to that of an administrator.
Weakness: CWE-285
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-4104?
How do I fix CVE-2025-4104?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-4104 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-4104 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-4104 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4m3w-pp93-qqgm.