What is CVE-2024-8268?

CVE-2024-8268 is a high-severity vulnerability in Buffercode Frontend_dashboard, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-09-10.

How severe is CVE-2024-8268?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-8268 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

RCE in Buffercode Frontend_dashboard

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 to, and including, 2.2.4. This makes it…

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

EPSS: 0.007 (48.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Buffercode Frontend_dashboard
Vinoth06 Frontend Dashboard — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
security@wordfence.com (Issue Tracking)
security@wordfence.com (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-8268?: CVE-2024-8268 is a high-severity vulnerability in Buffercode Frontend_dashboard, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-09-10.
How severe is CVE-2024-8268?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-8268 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.