Privilege escalation in Frontend Dashboard
CVE-2026-103692
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.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.
Affected products
- Frontend Dashboard
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/d2341538-77fa-48a0-83e3-bc9a3818276c/ (technical-description, exploit, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-103692?
- CVE-2026-103692 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Frontend Dashboard, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-10-08.
- How severe is CVE-2026-103692?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.