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CVE-2024-8268: The Frontend Dashboard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized code execution due to insufficient filtering on callable methods/functions via the ajax_request() function in all versions up

high Affects frontend-dashboard (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published ; advisory modified .

The Frontend Dashboard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized code execution due to insufficient filtering on callable methods/functions via the ajax_request() function in all versions up

Package
frontend-dashboard (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<2.2.5
Fixed in
2.2.5
Severity
high  CVSS 8.8
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (53.3th percentile)
Published
2024-09-10
Source
nvd

References

CWE-94
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