CVE-2025-4104: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

The Frontend Dashboard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation (CVE-2025-4104) due to a missing capability check on the fedwpajaxfedloginformpost() function in versions 1.0 to 2.2.6. This vulnerability was discovered in May 2025 by security researcher kr0d from Wordfence (NVD, Wiz).

The vulnerability stems from improper authorization (CWE-285) in the login form processing functionality. The affected function fedwpajaxfedloginformpost() lacks proper capability checks, which should validate user permissions before allowing password reset operations. The vulnerability has received a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 9.8 CRITICAL with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (NVD, Wiz).

If exploited, this vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to reset administrator credentials and gain full administrative access to the WordPress site. This level of access would enable attackers to modify site content, install malicious plugins, access sensitive user data, and potentially compromise the entire website (Wiz).

The vulnerability has been patched in version 2.2.7 of the Frontend Dashboard plugin, released on May 6, 2025. Site administrators are strongly advised to update to this latest version immediately. The fix includes security improvements to properly validate user capabilities before allowing password reset operations (WordPress Plugin).

The vulnerability was discovered and reported by security researcher kr0d from Wordfence. The WordPress plugin development team responded quickly by releasing a patch within days of the vulnerability being reported (WordPress Plugin).