CVE-2026-103692: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management in Frontend Dashboard
Description
The Frontend Dashboard WordPress plugin before 3.0.5 does not perform any authorisation or nonce check on actions available to unauthenticated users that call an attacker-chosen PHP function or class method with the request data, allowing unauthenticated users to take over any account, including administrators.
CVSS v3.1
Score 9.8critical
Affected software
Frontend Dashboard
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-103692 describes a vulnerability in the Frontend Dashboard WordPress plugin before version 3.0.5. The plugin fails to perform authorization or nonce checks on certain actions accessible to unauthenticated users. This allows attackers to call arbitrary PHP functions or class methods with request data they control, enabling them to take over any user account, including administrators.
Potential Impact
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary PHP functions or methods, resulting in full account takeover of any user, including administrators. This compromises the integrity and control of the affected WordPress site.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade the Frontend Dashboard plugin to version 3.0.5 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. No other mitigations are indicated. Patch status is confirmed by the affected version range indicating the fix in 3.0.5.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-10-01T09:44:36.418Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6ac735da2cdf04f656f03e9e
Added to database: 10/08/2026, 06:19:06 UTC
Last enriched: 10/08/2026, 06:34:26 UTC
Last updated: 10/08/2026, 18:48:43 UTC
Views: 15
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